Seasonal Eating — Spinach
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Lets talk about spinach...
Calorie for calorie, leafy green vegetables like spinach with its delicate texture and jade green color provide more nutrients than any other food. Although spinach is available throughout the year, its season runs from March through May and from September through October. It is during this period when it is the freshest and has the best flavor – and is most readily available.
Spinach originated in the Middle East and was brought to Spain in the eighth century. It became very popular throughout Europe where the English used to call it the Spanish vegetable. It is sold in either bunches or prewashed in plastic bags. As a precaution, always inspect spinach before you buy it. The leaves should be deep green and healthy looking, not yellow, wilted, or slimy.
This nutritious vegetable is good in many forms; raw in salads, cooked in soups and side dishes and is even a healthy pizza topping. About one pound of raw spinach will yield one cup cooked; count on two servings per bunch. However, buy only as much spinach as you need, since it wilts fairly quickly.
How to Store
Spinach can be kept in the refrigerator for two or three days. Do not wash it until you're ready to use it. Whether you buy spinach in sealed bags or in bunches, always pick through it first and remove any tough stems. Rinse the spinach from the bag once; spinach that came in bunches should be washed with several changes of cold water until there's no grit at the bottom of the bowl. Do not let spinach stand in water too long or it will wilt.
Cooking
Spinach takes very little time to cook. Blanch it in boiling water or steam it for a few seconds. You can then squeeze the moisture out and sauté it or mix it with other ingredients.
We all know that Popeye made himself super strong by eating spinach, but you may be surprised to learn that he may also have been protecting himself against osteoporosis, heart disease, colon cancer, arthritis and other diseases at the same time.
Stay tuned; the Spinach Salad recipe is coming!
Thank you guys again.
GOD BLESS
AlejandroQ
Lets talk about spinach...
Calorie for calorie, leafy green vegetables like spinach with its delicate texture and jade green color provide more nutrients than any other food. Although spinach is available throughout the year, its season runs from March through May and from September through October. It is during this period when it is the freshest and has the best flavor – and is most readily available.
Spinach originated in the Middle East and was brought to Spain in the eighth century. It became very popular throughout Europe where the English used to call it the Spanish vegetable. It is sold in either bunches or prewashed in plastic bags. As a precaution, always inspect spinach before you buy it. The leaves should be deep green and healthy looking, not yellow, wilted, or slimy.
This nutritious vegetable is good in many forms; raw in salads, cooked in soups and side dishes and is even a healthy pizza topping. About one pound of raw spinach will yield one cup cooked; count on two servings per bunch. However, buy only as much spinach as you need, since it wilts fairly quickly.How to Store
Spinach can be kept in the refrigerator for two or three days. Do not wash it until you're ready to use it. Whether you buy spinach in sealed bags or in bunches, always pick through it first and remove any tough stems. Rinse the spinach from the bag once; spinach that came in bunches should be washed with several changes of cold water until there's no grit at the bottom of the bowl. Do not let spinach stand in water too long or it will wilt.
CookingSpinach takes very little time to cook. Blanch it in boiling water or steam it for a few seconds. You can then squeeze the moisture out and sauté it or mix it with other ingredients.
We all know that Popeye made himself super strong by eating spinach, but you may be surprised to learn that he may also have been protecting himself against osteoporosis, heart disease, colon cancer, arthritis and other diseases at the same time.
Stay tuned; the Spinach Salad recipe is coming!
Thank you guys again.
GOD BLESS
AlejandroQ
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