Spinach - what to do with?

Witchmoo

Right I'm home from work so here's the recipe I promised earlier for curry with sweet potato, spinach and cherry tomatoes:-

Serves 4 (or 2 if you live in my house)

300ml vegetable or chicken stock (I use Kallo low sodium veg)
750g sweet potato peeled and cut into bite size cubes
1 onion peeled and finely diced (I prefer red onion)
225g fresh spinach
2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely diced
1 red chilli, deseeded and finely diced
1 tablespoon curry powder (I use mild but it's up to you how hot you like it)
10 cherry tomatoes, cut in half

Place the stock in a large saucepan and add the sweet potato and onion. Bring to the boil and reduce heat, cover and gently cook for 4-5 minutes.

Add the spinach, garlic, chilli, curry powder and tomatoes to the saucepan, stir well and cook over a medium heat for 10 minutes or until the spinach has just wilted and the sweet potatoes are tender.

EAT!!!

Witchmoo

Sorry, the book doesn't say if the recipe above is freezer friendly and frankly I'm just not that clever.....:happy:

saxmaniac

I eat baby spinach every day. It's become a replacement for lettuce which is blah tasting and nutritionally useless.

Put it into a smoothie. Shredded onto wraps with grilled meat and vegetables. Tacos, omelettes, quiches. On hamburgers, in salads. Occasionally, boiled and loaded with butter and salt.

XXXMinnieXXX

hear a lot of people put it in their protein shake. (someone else may have already said that. I like it in salads and i had spinach tart once, it was lovely. Bet it would be nice in a frittata too x

mkbledsoe

I don't like cooked spinach. I put raw spinach in my salads or on sandwiches.

hottiebikerchick

i make a spinich and cottage cheese canneloni, its one of my favourite meals. i make up a big batch (6 portions) eat 1 and freeze the others so have handy meals to put in the microwave. let me know if you want the recipe :-)

I do please...can you mesasge it to me????

DonniesGirl69

I'll throw some in an ommlette for my daughter or I'll sautee' it with other veggies and serve it with whole train pasta or as a bed for baked fish or grilled shrimp. Or...just use it as "salad"

DaBossLady24

Saute it up with some feta and bacon (or whatever you want to toss in this mixture like mushrooms, onions, etc.), slice open a chicken breast and stuff in the spinach mixture, top with some parmesan cheese, oregano, thyme and basil then pop in the oven

Voila! Stuffed Chicken Florentine

ETA: Another way:

Toss a few spinach leaves into a wrap with hummus, turkey, tomato, and avocado!

AJ_Pete

I mix it with my egg whites in the morning and brown rice at night.

Now if you ask my two year old, he just throws it at me because it's 'caca', but I love it!

I eat it every day!

gwduker

I just want to say thanks for all the great ideas. Here all this time I thought I was the only one that LIKED spinach....:happy:

Magenta15

Put 1-2 cups in smoothies...Nara green monster... Blended well with fruit etc you don't taste it...ngoogle green monster

Salad, my fave is:

Spinach
Strawberries ( and/or blueberries, rasp)
Manderin segments
Red onion
Almond slivers
Feta
Raspberry vinegrette

Seriously like summer in a bowl

Also spinach patties

Or cooked into pasta dishes, egg dishes (frittatas), rolled into turkey meatballs, soups e tc.

MrsWilsoncroft

I use it in salad as an alternative to lettuce.

It is also great in stews, casseroles, homemade curry, potato and spinach bake topped with cheese x

LoraF83

I add it into whatever I'm cooking, it's next to no calories and packed full of nutrients. I put it in my curries, fajita mix or steam it and eat with fish. Mix it in with scrambled egg for breakfast too or just use it as salad.

^This. I use it in place of lettuce (yuck!) for salads, tacos, sandwiches, etc. I mix it in with eggs and put it on top of crackers spread with cheese. I like to sautee it with mushrooms, minced garlic, and olive oil for a side dish with dinner. I add it to spaghetti sauce, egg rolls, soup, you name it. I've even made spinach chips out of it (like the kale chips that are super popular right now).

lewanadupree

I use it in omelettes, soups, wraps and smoothies.

capnwo85

Add to egg whites and some cheese and get this...

emartin17

I make penne rosa with it, or lasanga, sandwiches instead of lettuce, salads, bed of spinach with salmon, and grill it. I tend to stay away from it cooked alone, there's a certain flavor I don't like about it.

greatwood1

All the suggestions and recipes sound great. You can have a look at this blost on my blog Kitchen Keepers for a good alternative for Eggs Benedict using spinach. Yummy.

http://kitchenkeepers.wordpress.com/2012/04/16/mary-anns-eggs-benedict/

sarabluebell

I add a bunch to grilled cheese sandwhiches....salads...and sometime when i have lots of time i dice chicken and veggies and roll that in spinach leaves then dip in some low cal terriayi sauce...I used to not care for spinach...I still dont care for it much frozen but fresh is delish

bethanylaugh

I saute it with a small amount of olive oil and some diced shallots and garlic... then i use it as a base for a healthy pizza! add some low fat mozz, a sprinkling of parmesan, some grilled chicken breast strips... and lots of other veggies. delish!

LifeChangingExp

Chicken ceasar wraps: Whole wheat wraps, fresh baby spinach (i dont use romaine lettuce), grilled chicken, drizzle 2tbs of sressing over.. fold it up and enjoy! its quick, easy and tastes great!