Ingredient: Spinach

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Spinach-

Description-

Spinach is a tender, dark, leafy green. Spinach is a very versatile and frequently used ingredient.

Preparation-

Before cooking or serving, wash your spinach in a bowl of cold water until you remove all of the grit. Dry your spinach in a salad spinner. Remove any tough stems, then cut or tear the leaves if you desire. Spinach can be served raw, steamed, used in soups, or sautéed.

Varieties-

Curly spinach, which requires cooking, wild spinach (see below), flat leaf spinach, which is tender and sweeter, and baby spinach, which is very tender and ideal for salads.

Storage-

Spinach can be stored for 3-7 days wrapped in a damp paper towel and stored in the refrigerator.

Nutrition-

Vitamin A,C,K, folate, lutein, folic acid, potassium, magnesium, and antioxidants

There are many secret veggies on the farm and in our own backyards just waiting to be enjoyed! Here is a fave…

Wild Spinach

One such weed is the lamb’s quarter or wild spinach. I first learned of this beauty from farmer and forager extraordinaire Elizabeth Almeida at Fat Moon. Nutrient rich and a perfect stand-in for traditional spinach, it is a welcome visitor in my garden come weeding time. One thousand and one thank-yous, Elizabeth!