What are some easy recipes that include fresh spinach?
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Add spinach to your favorite sandwich!
For your kids, you can put a bit of it into your homemade mac'n'cheese.
Spinach is also great in salads, of course.
You can also add spinach to a pre-bought pizza.
Or you can add it to a burger (either on top, or if you make your own burger patties - inside)!
Or you can just eat it as a side (sautée it with olive oil and garlic, per the recipe in my sources).
Spinach is a wonderfully versatile ingredient. Baby spinach even more so, as it's less bitter than full-grown spinach leaves. :)
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Warm Spinach Salad with Chicken, Apples, and Toasted Almonds
2 Tablespoons sliced almonds
1 cup plus 3 Tablespoons apple juice, preferably unfiltered, divided
6 ounces (about 1 1/2 cups) shredded or chopped, cooked skinless chicken breast
1/2 teaspoon canola or olive oil
1/6 cup sliced shallots or chopped sweet onion
1/2 tablespoon brown sugar
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon salt
3 cups torn spinach leaves
1/2 apple, preferably Fuji or Gala, unpeeled and cut into 1/2- inch cubes
Place almonds on a baking sheet and bake in a 350 degree oven until lightly browned and fragrant, 6 to 8 minutes; set aside.
In a very large bowl, combine 3 tablespoons apple juice and the chicken; toss well and set aside.
Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add oil, then shallots; saute 5 minutes. Add remaining 1 cup apple juice, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add spinach, apple, and almonds to chicken mixture. Add hot shallot mixture; toss well and transfer to 2 serving plates. Serve with freshly ground black pepper if desired.
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Spinach pie
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Spinach artichoke dip
Spinach artichoke dip
fresh spinach
2 boxes cream cheese
2 jars artichokes, drained and roughly chopped
1 cup parmesan, shredded
1/2 cup mozzarella
1/2 cup mayo
1-2 cups leftover garlic scape pesto
Chop and boil the spinach for about 5 minutes, drain and squeeze out water.
Microwave cream cheese for a minute or two until it's mixable.
Toss everything else in, mixing well. Pack it into a big oven-safe dish.
Refrigerate for a day or two, cook at 350 for a half hour until top is lightly browned and dip is rocket-hot.
They are nice because cooked spinach really cooks down, so it looks like a huge bunch while raw, but when cooked it takes up a lot less space. When you're to the point where you're just about giving spinach away, this is a win.
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* Fresh spinach leaves
* Sliced strawberries
* Feta cheese
* Vinaigrette dressing
As the image shows, some people add avocado and nuts, but we keep it simple. The cheese has a strong flavor that melds well with the acidity of the dressing and sweetness of the strawberries. The spinach brings everything together.
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Ah-ha, little ones. You could always do a "Green Eggs and Ham" day where everything's green! :) The mac'n'cheese is great, but I would definitely be sparse with the spinach. I overloaded one time thinking the cheese would overpower any other flavor, and it didn't. It was very healthy for me, but a bit too bitter. Baby spinach might be a different story, though, who knows. You'll have to experiment!
I'm a little hesitant about cooking the spinach alone since I have some finicky eaters in my house. I didn't even think of throwing spinach on sandwiches since we have two kinds of lettuce as well. I am definitely going to have to try that mac and cheese recipe, I am a mac and cheese fanatic.