Dinner ideas
5 dinners that use spinach without a sad salad
Spinach can make dinner greener without becoming a wilted salad. Cook it with eggs, beans, pasta, rice or lentils and add it at the right moment.
spinach
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Buying guides
How to choose spinach that is not already tired
Fresh spinach leaves look green and upright, not yellow, collapsed or wet. Check the centre of the bag, where damage and condensation often hide.
Storage and keeping
How to keep spinach fresh for longer
Spinach needs cold storage but hates a wet sealed pocket. Remove damaged leaves, use a dry lining and keep fruit such as apples and tomatoes away.
Dinner ideas
Baby spinach vs mature spinach: which works better in dinner?
Baby spinach is tender and fast, while mature spinach has stronger stems and more texture. Choose baby leaves for quick wilting and mature leaves for longer cooking.
Cooking technique
Why a whole bag of spinach disappears in one pan
Heat collapses the air between spinach leaves and drives out water, so a large bag becomes a small cooked handful. Add by cooked volume, not raw appearance.