Salad spinners

Nobody likes a watery salad where the dressing runs off to the bottom of the bowl. The purpose of these salad spinners is simple: they remove the water from the leaves (lettuce, spinach, herbs) so that the oil and seasoning mix perfectly and the flavour remains intense. You will find models from OXO, Kitchen Craft or Westmark that are very easy to use: simply press a plunger or turn a handle and the inner basket rotates to spin-dry the greens in a matter of seconds.

Many of them look good enough to place them straight on the table. To make your work even easier, use graters and slicers for cucumbers or radishes beforehand and finally add oil and vinegar from special, non-drip oil and vinegar dispensers.  If there's any salad left over, you can transfer it to bowls and serving dishes with lids.