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How Do You Like To Cook Fresh Spinach?

ECBG — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 21:25:37 GMT

I think I'll saute' some garlic and stir fry the spinach with a little olive oil and add soy sauce.

Re: How Do You Like To Cook Fresh Spinach?

QVCkitty1 — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 21:40:43 GMT

I don't usually cook it alone, rather I throw it in soup , pasta sauce or lasagne filling.

Re: How Do You Like To Cook Fresh Spinach?

spumoni99 — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 21:44:17 GMT

I usually saute in a little olive oil with salt and red pepper flakes.

Re: How Do You Like To Cook Fresh Spinach?

PA Mom-mom — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 21:45:41 GMT

@ECBG If I'm making it alone, I go with garlic and olive oil. But, like @QVCkitty1 I usually throw it into soup and other recipes at the last minute.

Re: How Do You Like To Cook Fresh Spinach?

amyb — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 22:02:13 GMT

I love it simply with garlic, olive oil. (I'm sure your addition of soy sauce will be yummy too)

I mostly cook it into veggie soups.

Last night I didn't feel like anything fancy just something I could "make up" and throw together with what I had in house, easy.

Made bow-tie pasta, threw it into a zucchini, grape tomatoes, spinach, garlic and olive oil sautee' I made, threw in a few leftover canallini beans and finished with some fresh grated cheese.

Was pretty yummy.

I like to throw spinach into pasta dishes with shrimp or scallops too. Or even just spinach and scallops, or shrimp, sautee', with no pasta if you want low carb, still yummy.

Re: How Do You Like To Cook Fresh Spinach?

jackthebear — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 22:02:53 GMT

toss with olive oil and garlic or TJ's onion salt

roast at 375/ 400 on a sheet pan

cooks very quickly

Re: How Do You Like To Cook Fresh Spinach?

faeriemoon — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 22:06:04 GMT

I too am of the salt, pepper, garlic and olive oil ilk.

I do love it in tortellini soup. Also, any time a make lentil soup I usually throw in some spinach or arugula.

I'm a sucker for leafy greens. You never know when they'll turn up in one of my recipes.

Re: How Do You Like To Cook Fresh Spinach?

Annabellethecat66 — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 22:40:58 GMT

I love spinach. My daughters grew up to love spinach and broccoli.

I usually cooked it with lots of butter and a pinch of salt.

My daughter makes salads with spinach, orange segments or strawberries. A slight bit of vinegar, honey, and the juice from the orange segments.

Re: How Do You Like To Cook Fresh Spinach?

ECBG — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 22:50:00 GMT

@Annabellethecat66

Oranges or strawberries sounds wonderful! HUGS!!!!!

Re: How Do You Like To Cook Fresh Spinach?

Annabellethecat66 — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 23:00:29 GMT

Right back at you.😘

Re: How Do You Like To Cook Fresh Spinach?

50Mickey — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 23:04:15 GMT

I'll eat a spinach salad but I will not eat cooked spinach. It's kind of like cooked okra to me. One of those vegetables that I just can't get down.

Re: How Do You Like To Cook Fresh Spinach?

ECBG — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 23:21:52 GMT

@50Mickey

Easy to understand! There are many people sensitive to textures.

Re: How Do You Like To Cook Fresh Spinach?

JeanLouiseFinch — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 23:36:26 GMT

Usually sautéed with some garlic. I also like it raw in a salad or on a lettuce wrap.

Re: How Do You Like To Cook Fresh Spinach?

Sooner — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 23:50:52 GMT

@ECBG wrote:
I think I'll saute' some garlic and stir fry the spinach with a little olive oil and add soy sauce.

@ECBG I love that but to tell the truth? A wilted spinach salad, not too heavy on the dressing, is heaven on earth: bacon drippings, vinegar, salt and pepper and a touch of sugar, lemon juice, and poured hot over a salad of spinach, green onions, green onions, bits of hardboiled egg and then the crumbled bacon. . . I have to have this about ever 5 years

My dad raised spinach when I was pre-school age and I thought that was the best thing on earth. Before we got the cattle. . .

Re: How Do You Like To Cook Fresh Spinach?

ECBG — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 01:08:49 GMT

@Sooner

I WISH I could taste the salad you described.

My country (kind of) grandmother used to do something similar with spring or "leafy" lettuce. You had to enjoy it or it would wilt before your eyes.

The spinach tonight hit "the ball out of the park"!

Re: How Do You Like To Cook Fresh Spinach?

Drythe — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 01:18:28 GMT

I cook it as you mentioned @ECBG , if I’m really hungry,

I sauté until about 1/2 done, then shape it into a nest in the bottom of the pan, crack an egg 🥚 into it, and continue cooking until egg is done.

My for real country Grandmothers made wilted lettuce 🥬 salad as you described- yummy.

Re: How Do You Like To Cook Fresh Spinach?

kate2357 — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 03:38:31 GMT

Love raw spinach but only way I can eat cooked spinach is if it's hiding in something else. There is a dish called Joe's Special, made with scrambled eggs, sausage, onions, spinach and topped with sour cream and shaved parmesan. THAT I can devour if someone else cooks it. Alas, all my attempts have turned out very badly & I have been requested to never attempt it again for dinner. Lol.

Re: How Do You Like To Cook Fresh Spinach?

cindyNC — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 06:50:36 GMT

We cook it very simply.............in two bowls in the microwave for 2 minutes to wilt and then sprinkle with a little vinegar.

Re: How Do You Like To Cook Fresh Spinach?

Eileen in Virginia — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 13:56:40 GMT

I brush my 5 quart stockpot with olive oil, add half a large bag of baby spinach and sprinkle it with garlic salt. Add the rest of the bag of spinach and sprinkle with more garlic salt. Put a lid on it and cook on medium low heat, stirring occasionally, until it reaches your preferred texture. I'll also add spinach to soups, stews and stir fries.

Re: How Do You Like To Cook Fresh Spinach?

wagirl — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 14:50:57 GMT

Mostly I use it fresh, in a salad or throw a handful in for smoothies. and have made pasta from it too--