spinach ideas

Olive oil, minced garlic, pinch of crushed red pepper flakes, add spinach, saute until wilted, season with salt and pepper. You can't go wrong!

I also love spinach and feta omelets. Another fav is spinach salad: sliced strawberries, torn spinach leaves, chopped walnuts, feta cheese, and a balsamic vinaigrette.

These are REALLY good and low cal:
http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/parmesan_spinach_cakes.html

Or you can always wilt it and freeze it for a later use.

Dice up green & red pepper, fresh mango, dash sea salt..fresh pepper toss..yummy

Tend to add it when making pasta. Also great raw in salads

Take it for lunch! It makes a great salad! Take a clementine and granny smith apple, dice the apple and cut the clementine in half, squeeze the juice as a dressing and pull the orange meat out to toss in the salad! So refreshing!

Put it with a bit of a lowfat, unsweetened, plain yogurt (thin is better), some garlic, salt and pepper and it's a low calorie creamed spinach.
Add a little bit of low fat feta cheese, garlic and dill for a greek tasting spinach (which is a great side dish for a nice piece of fish. Nice iron rich meal to boost your energy.).
And yeah spinach and feta omlettes. Or spinach and mushroom omlettes.

You can do a MILLION things with spinach!!!! Put it in everything, even spaghetti sauce or soups, eggs, wraps, the possibilities are enfless. But if you don't use it up before it starts to go bad, just chop it up, put it in a bag & freeze it.

I do spinach smoothies, too! Start my day off with veg.

I put it in smoothies. I know sounds totally gross, but you can't even taste it. I put a little bit of peanut butter in mine and all I taste is the peanut butter but you get the nutrients of the spinach.

Yes! Smoothies. I go through 3-5 bags a week in my smoothies. It's a wonder I'm not overdosing in Vit A. Hmmm.

2c Spinach + 1/2c Berries or Pineapple or any fruit + a tbsp of PB if you need fat + some water and blend.

Add a scoop of whey or soy protein and you have a meal.

NOTE: You can throw in almost non-starchy veg and herbs you like. Ginger is great.

I make a greek chicken soup
chicken broth (or make your own)
chicken
chickpeas
onions
garlic
lemon zest
lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste
fresh sage

make the soup then at the last minute when you are going to eat it, fill bowl with fresh spinach then put soup over it .yum!

steamed with some fish....
steamed and eat as a snack or just have it as a snack cold...
steamed and mixed with pasta and a light cheese sauce...
Spinach is good with most things, i love it

a spinach smoothie sounds really good and healthy....always looking for ways to boost my veggie intake!!!

there were a couple recipes on the skinnytaste.com site, but those used frozen, not fresh, and I don't know how to adjust for that.

You can increase the cooking time and you'll need about 3-4 times the spinach to make up for the frozen. Or you can wilt it quickly in the microwave. Put it in a bowl with a few teaspoons of water. cover and microwave for about 2 minutes. It should decrease alot. Use like frozen from there. The retain the bright color, dunk it in some ice water for about a minute to stop the cooking process.

Also, if you are too lazy to mak e sauteed spinach, try the following.

Add about 3 cups of raw spinach, 2 tablespoons of water, dash of garlic powder and a dash of chili flakes to a microwave safe bowl. Cover it and microwave for 2-3 minutes. Take it out, add salt and pepper to taste and a teaspoon of olive oil. Mix well. This is just as tasty as sauteeing. You can also do the same with frozen spinach, just adjust the serving size.

You can also make a spinach pesto. Follow the directions for basil pesto, but swap it for spinach.

Another fav is spinach salad: sliced strawberries, torn spinach leaves, chopped walnuts, feta cheese, and a balsamic vinaigrette.

This is the bomb!!!! lol One of my favs!

Or toss it with some cooked orzo pasta, grilled chicken, tomatoes, onions, garlic, black olives, pine nuts....olive oil & balsamic vinegar. Nom!

-almond milk
-truvia
-cocoa powder
-peppermint extract
-spinach
-ice
=low cal mint chocolate chip smoothie. My favorite!

Oh, now this sounds delish! Must try it. Thanks for sharing. ;-)

I love it as a salad with chicken, feta cheese and pecans! Yum

Spinach Skordalia/Dip:
Blanch a heap of spinach (1kg)
Blend with garlic, 1/4 cup lemon juice, walnuts (or alternative) - original recipe also included 1/2 cup wter with 2/3 cup breadcrumbs
Drizzle in 1/4 cup olive oil with blender running to emulsify

Use with lamb, probably work for beef as well, or as a dip.