How should I wash sweet potato leaves?

Fresh sweet potato leaves submerged in clear water

Place the sweet potato leaves in a sink full of water, submerge the leaves, add a pinch of salt, and agitate. Let the leaves soak for five minutes. Drain, then rinse with clear running water until all signs of soil are removed.

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Hadia Zebib Khanafer grew up in Beirut, Lebanon, in a family where food was the source of togetherness. She lived in Congo, central sub-Saharan Africa, for over thirty years.

Hadia Zebib Khanafer

Hadia Zebib Khanafer grew up in Beirut, Lebanon, in a family where food was the source of togetherness. She lived in Congo, central sub-Saharan Africa, for over thirty years.

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