Spinach: Way or No Way?
I love spinach, raw, sauteed, creamed, and any other way you can prepare it. I hate it as a child, even when Daddy told me about Popeye...that didn't fly. As popular as it is now, I am ever so surprised at the number of "foodies" that SECRETLY don't like it, but hate to admit it. What about you, WAY or NO WAY?
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47 Comments:
WAY. Any and all forms. Way, way, way
mollykate678 at 10:54AM on 03/06/09
I absolutely adore spinach. I always use fresh baby spinach, sautee it in a bit of olive olive, garlic, red pepper flakes and a pinch of nutmeg. Sometimes I'll add green onions and a bit of feta for greek spinach. I mixed in some artichoke hearts this week as well. I have limited my pasta intake, and find spinach a wonderful substitute. I use it as a base for baked fish, shrimp scampi, etc. I think people give it a bad rap, and should reinvest it for themselves.....my husband is not a fan, but will tolerate it.
SQ RIACH at 10:55AM on 03/06/09
Way.
Rookiecook at 11:06AM on 03/06/09
Way - adult spinach only, though. Baby spinach doesn't do it for me.
sobriquet at 11:09AM on 03/06/09
WAY! looooove spinach!
caramel at 11:09AM on 03/06/09
Way.
eatwelloften at 11:16AM on 03/06/09
A big YES for me - it is always available which I love. I sautee it with a bit of butter, salt and right before eating, sprinkle a little white vinegar - nirvana!
bareneed at 11:17AM on 03/06/09
A little oil on the pan and garlic. Add the freshly washed spin and let it simmer down. Since the spin is wet it'll steam up and cook nicely. Simple, with big taste. Love it. Serve with a side of white rice.
steakpuff at 11:18AM on 03/06/09
WAY! It's been my favourite vegging all my life!
NanaJoie at 11:29AM on 03/06/09
WAY...sauteed with olive oil and garlic, stuffing for chicken or veal, combined with feta for a great omlette, even in tomato sauce over pasta. Plus it gives you musckles (vague Popeye reference).
thegoch at 11:38AM on 03/06/09
Definitely WAY. I use fresh as a base for salad, frozen in lasagnas/pasta dishes, as a healthy addition to dips, sauteed on it's own in olive oil & garlic, creamed, and just about any other way I can get it in. A couple years ago for Christmas, I made this spinach & butternut squash gratin that was crazy good. It was a dark time a few years ago when it was banned for E-coli (or salmonella or whatever it was, I can't even remember anymore...).
kimberlymac at 11:39AM on 03/06/09
WAY! Can't eat much of it raw (doesn't sit well) but I love it cooked with lots of garlic as a side or in stuff, like lasagna or scrambled eggs.
CookiePie at 11:51AM on 03/06/09
i was the same way... spinach is an acquired taste since I've been a grown up. And now its WAY!!!!!
MadelynRodriguez at 12:02PM on 03/06/09
Without a doubt, WAY! Love it. Any and all forms.
Steen at 12:08PM on 03/06/09
I like spinach for its healthy green leafiness now, mainly in salads, but growing up, my mom liked to serve huge pieces of cooked spinach in soup. That's not really a good way for a kid to get to know spinach.
runnereater at 12:13PM on 03/06/09
I love spinach and eat 3-4 servings every day, but I cannot stand it raw. The feeling it leaves on my tongue is quite unpleasant.
Cassaendra at 12:14PM on 03/06/09
Way
GrimChef at 12:24PM on 03/06/09
No way for me, anymore...which is weird because it's always been a favorite of mine. But now I'm finding the strang feeling it leaves on my teeth is a turn-off. HOWEVER, I love making it for the family as a side dish as they all adore it, even my kids, and it's so easy and quick to prepare for them (they like it sauteed in garlic and oil with hot pepper flakes and parm cheese sprinkled on top). I always have it on hand because it's so chock full of vitamins and good for their little bodies. I'm glad they love it.
juliebugsmama at 12:38PM on 03/06/09
WAY in every form
PeanutButter at 12:48PM on 03/06/09
WAY to fresh or (good) creamed spinach. WAY to spinach that's sauteed the way I like it. But sad little wilty half-cooked greens? NO WAY. (But that goes for every other green, as well).
popcornfordinner at 1:07PM on 03/06/09
All the way!
FrostyGhost at 1:09PM on 03/06/09
It isn't a good day, unless it has spinach in it!! I have spinach probably 360 days a year in one form or another!
GrizDave at 1:10PM on 03/06/09
Definitely way. Defrosted some frozen chopped spinach last night with toasted pine nuts, garlic, olive oil, and crushed red pepper. Can't wait to eat the leftovers for lunch.
But what is with that awful dry feeling it leaves on my teeth? I feel like I'd eat it even more if I didn't have to put up with that.
tangledgray at 1:17PM on 03/06/09
Karencooks: "I love spinach, raw, sauteed, creamed, and any other way you can prepare it. I hate it as a child, even when Daddy told me about Popeye...that didn't fly."
My experience and sentiments exactly! Weird. WAY!
hungrychristel at 1:41PM on 03/06/09
Even as a child I loved spinach, whether canned, frozen, or fresh.
My two favorites are wilted spinach salad with the old-fashioned sweet and sour bacon dressing, and creamed spinach at any steak house - manna from heaven!
shaogo at 1:42PM on 03/06/09
WAY.
In all ways and forms except canned.
Yum spinach!
sadiepix at 1:43PM on 03/06/09
I'm glad I'm not the only one to experience that weird feeling in my mouth - at least with raw spinach.
Cassaendra at 1:52PM on 03/06/09
WAY - baby for raw, any for cooked. I especially like to cook and blend it into Indian-style curries before adding the other veggies or meat if I'm using it. Raw blended into smoothies (or pretty much any dark leafy) adds a lot of nutrients but doesn't impart a strong flavor over the fruit so it blends in nicely. I don't eat it cooked on it's own much, but I do love it in so many other things.
joyyy at 2:00PM on 03/06/09
Way! Raw or cooked.
But not a big fan of frozen (although okay in some things) and not a fan of canned. Sorry, Popeye!
Laurel E at 2:14PM on 03/06/09
I love spinach. It's all about preparing it correctly. Garlic makes it taste better.
americandesi at 2:59PM on 03/06/09
I think I'm actually related to Popeye because spinach is probably my favorite vegetable. I LOVE it steamed or right out of the frozen chopped package. I like it fresh as a salad. The only time I don't like to eat spinach is when it's creamed, but hey - that's not the spinach's fault, it's the cream's.
Hillary
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Chew on That at 3:11PM on 03/06/09
Oh Yea - I can deal with it. Best recipe I have is a spinach fritata.
Ribster at 3:32PM on 03/06/09
that weird feel on your teeth is caused by oxalic acid.
You can reduce oxalic acid by blanching raw spinach.
And personally, Way.
hmw0029 at 3:36PM on 03/06/09
Way! Yum Yum Yum
And the hubby and kids concur.
soozm32 at 4:01PM on 03/06/09
WAY! All different ways, all the time! Spinach always adds something to any meal I make whether Indian or Italian. I'll add it as a spur-of-the-moment extra --- but it always turns out delicious (to me anyways). I understand, though, why some are tired of it. However--- I must add that frozen spinach is a ridiculously good deal at the grocery store.
toasteebagel at 9:16PM on 03/06/09
I know this may sound gross but I even love th stuff from from the can.
WAY
JasonP at 10:34PM on 03/06/09
@Cass--I too hate that raw-spinach feeling on one's teeth. I love the stuff in any other form, except creamed. Spinach omelettes, spinach quiche, eggs florentine, spinach pesto, just plain stir-fried spinach with olive oil and lemon, spinach enchiladas, spinach in lasagna.... Goodness, I sound like Bubba talking about shrimp. I'll stop now.
buffy at 10:49PM on 03/06/09
I've always loved spinach. Mum often made spinach soup when we were little (not cream of spinach), and we ate plenty of spinach salads and stir-fries with spinach. I use it so often, and in so many things - soups, quiches, omelettes, croquettes, salads... I doubt I've ever tasted creamed spinach though, and for some reason, I'm not sure I want to. Regardless -- big YAY for me.
brooke29 at 11:15PM on 03/06/09
no way. Spinach makes my teeth hurt. I used that reason as a kid and still do today. Except for me my teeth hurt when it is cooked. As anadult I can eat some raw in a salad mixed with other greens or even cooked in something like spinach artichoke dip. But plain cooked spinach, no way!
mrsmoosie at 6:45AM on 03/07/09
I used to eat a lot of spinach, but after I found out about the oxalic acid (which inhibits your body's ability to absorb calcium), I started relying on other greens, like kale and collards. Now when I do eat cooked spinach, it seems too soft to me.
producestories at 8:25AM on 03/07/09
Way!
dhorst at 8:36AM on 03/07/09
Way! It has always been my favorite veggie and I can eat it in any form, and it's partly due to my fascination with Popeye like so many others. Spinach and eggs are magical together.
TaraTot at 11:40AM on 03/07/09
WAY. Occasionally in high school, I would skip whatever dinner I'd made for my sister's rugrats and just have a huge bowl of cooked spinach with a little salt and some lemon juice.
nightowl at 12:31PM on 03/07/09
Way. Anytime, anywhere, anyway you wanna serve it. Its my second favorite veggie (zucchini is #1).
vanillapudding99 at 5:55PM on 03/07/09
,Nobody doesn't like Sara Lee, or spinach.
dmcavanagh at 7:51PM on 03/07/09
Way! It's one of my BF's favorites, and it's just so tasty!
Skythe at 3:24PM on 03/15/09
Way! Hated ut as a kid...love it now in all its incarnations (especially creamed).
bessfour at 6:08PM on 03/15/09