How to make spinach tasty?

Muana1005

Raw in a salad with cherry tomatoes and mozzerella.

tomteboda

Feta cheese and turkey bacon.

Lourdesong

I eat it raw in salads most of the time, with whatever toppings.

Cooked I will sauté with a little butter or stock and mix in a laughing cow cheese wedge. As mentioned earlier up thread, nutmeg is a great spice with spinach and works really well with creamed spinach (nutmeg also compliments cream). Sautéed mushrooms and peppers and onions and pepper flakes are good mix ins. Parmesan also.

I'll also add sautéed spinach to egg dishes like frittatas. I add sautéed spinach as well to bulk up meatloaf sometimes.

My husband is a fan of cooked spinach with vinegar.

givesometogetsome

Spinach is very good in mushroom soup/broth.

Queenmunchy

I usually only buy baby spinach. If cooked I prefer it in omelettes, soups, curries, not as just a side of cooked spinach.
I typically eat it raw as salad - just baby spinach, though.

inertiastrength

it is tasty! If you don't like it just don't eat it haha. If you're looking to add it to recipes, sometimes I add it to my pastas/risottos and more often than not I mix with egg whites and tomato and cheese for a nice breakfast wrap but if you don't like the flavour, you're out of luck!

GottaBurnEmAll

amyrebeccah wrote: »

bpetrosky wrote: »

natashab61 wrote: »

I find it hard to eat spinach in a salad

Why?

Not the person who posted, but I do too. The texture makes my mouth feel odd and I think it's the oxalic acid, based on googling. I love it cooked though.

^This. I am also not a fan of raw spinach. I can eat tons of it cooked, though.

gothchiq

I second the omelette and the garlic/olive oil treatments.

nowine4me

I use about 3 cups in my morning smoothie along with plain kefir, almond milk, plant-based protein powder and ice. Some days I go nuts and add a little PB2.

newlark01

Wilt into miso soup

ZoneFive

Sauteed then put in quiche, with bacon and swiss cheese. (Also known as "scrambled egg pie" for those who turn up their noses at the word "quiche".)

geneticsteacher

Love spinach raw or cooked and usually eat it plain. It is very good in lasagna. One of my favorite side dishes - mix cooked spinach with rice, salt, pepper, feta cheese, sliced kalamata olives, and lemon juice.

merekins

If you really don't like it, add to fruit smoothies. My youngest daughter loves a green smoothie and that's the easiest way to get greens in her.

Bonny132

Wilted spinach, a small drizzle of cream. Plate up and put oven baked haddock on top of the spinach, finish off with a poached egg. Yummy.

kshama2001

I made a Cook's Country version of this recently and really enjoyed it, but didn't finish it as it's summer here and for me it would work better for winter food. https://www.keyingredient.com/recipes/14787097/spinach-squares-cooks-country/ Plus it made a LOT.

This time of year I'd put spinach in smoothies if I grew it and had excess in the garden. I'm growing kale and swiss chard and using that instead.

I wanted to try growing Malabar spinach this year but found out too late no one locally carries seedlings of it so next year I will get seeds and start them earlier. Regular spinach bolts too quickly here in Massachusetts. I like kale and swiss chard because they are good April - November.

Yaranak

My favorite spinach recipe is the Arabic spinach stew. Ingredients include chicken (or your meat of choice), chickpeas, tons of spinach, onions, a little oil, lemon juice and a few spices. You can google "Yankhet Sabanekh" to find some recipes. We usually eat it with rice, but I think it's amazing on its own as well!

MommyMeggo

Thats my go -to. On the daily for lunch.
With 1/2 oz of almond slivers and grape tomatoes. Done and done.
Or in a smoothie.
Ive never cared for cooked spinach- however-as a result Ive also never cooked spinach.

Oh and of course cheesy spinach artichoke dip- if we wanna just blow the whole week.

LadyLilion

Raw with hard boiled egg, bacon, cashews, dried cranberries, red onion and honey mustard dressing (or a vinaigrette - but I prefer the mustard dressing).

cwolfman13

I love spinach in all ways...cooked...raw...in soups and stews and casseroles...whatever is clever for me...if you don't like it, do something else.

cerise_noir

In spanakopita.

delaclos99

Sauté in butter, add lemon and a pinch flaked salt. Or sauté in olive oil then pulp in a pestle and mortar with feta, basil and sun dried tomatoes for a fab pasta sauce/bruschetta topping.

clicketykeys

I tend to like it WITH stuff. Oo, another way I have it is I put spinach and cottage cheese and sometimes some artichokes in the food processor and VRRRR and voila! Spinach-artichoke dip that's high in protein and fiber and minerals and relatively low-cal.

evergreenlake

If you like sandwiches, substitute it for lettuce and put mayo or mustard on it.
Also fruit smoothies, if you add spinach it turns green but you can't taste it at all!
You could also put it in veggies soup and blend it so that it doesn't separate hope youmre able to love spinach as much as me!

ahoy_m8

Sometimes I sub it for pasta or rice. E.g. If I make meatballs and marinara on pasta for the fam, I sometimes put mine on spinach instead. Same with red beans & andouille-- I'll sometimes put it on spinach while others have it on rice. The heat from the sauce wilts it a bit. I'm a spinach lover, though, and also eat it in eggs, soups, etc. If you try a couple ways and just don't like it, find another vegetable you genuinely enjoy instead. Life is too short to choke down foods you don't like.

GottaluvFood

I think it tastes best in a dish--eggs, pasta, soup, casseroles, even pizza, etc. I never hide it in a smoothie. I think it enhances foods. It's blah raw in a salad. I can endure it with strawberries or sundried tomatoes. But, I prefer a wilted spinach salads. Yummy, but I always overcook. Bummer.

antoinette1114

I Love It With My Scrambled Eggs Sautéed It First With A Little Olive Oil & Season It With Lemon Pepper & A Lil On Your Eggs If You Want To Try It Like That Sooo Good

paulwatts747

Silver beet (also called chard) is yummy. It is called spinach by many here in Australia because true spinach does not grow well in our warm climate. Silverbeet pie, with fetta cheese and pepper, is quite delicious indeed but full of calories I'd think.