How to turn old bagged salad into a nutritious soup recipe | Waste not

To save a wilting salad, chefs are taught to refresh it by discarding imperfect leaves and plunging the rest into ice-cold water with salt and vinegar.

If salad leaves are no longer fresh but still edible, they can be repurposed into delicious soups, offering a creative way to use leftover greens.

For a creamy soup, I add a drizzle of double cream and extra-virgin olive oil, enhancing the flavors of wilted greens and legumes.

Wilted salad leaves aren’t appealing, but if caught early, they can be transformed into a quick protein-rich dish, like a vibrant green soup.

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