So I have a surplus of spinach. Does anyone have any amazing recipes?

[LaydeeBug]

I *might* try spanakopita, but I might be a little scared. lol

[TreasonousBastard]

1. Since it won't keep long fresh...

if you really have a lot of it, freeze what you won't use in a few days.

Other than that, spinach goes with just about everything I can think of. I'm just finishing a pile of chicken "burgers" with chopped spinach and feta mixed in with the herbs and spices.

Take strips of good meat (pork, beef, venison... just be a good cut) and roll them up with spinach, cheese-of-your-choice, and herbs and broil.

Really, pretty much anything you make, omelets, roasts, burgers, fish fillets, stews, soups... will happily take some spinach as an added ingredient. if it smells good and tastes good-- it is good.

And if I had a whole lot of extra spinach handy, I'd take an afternoon and put lots of creamed spinach in the freezer.

[LaydeeBug]

10. Thank you, My mother recently cooked off a lot of spinach as you said

and she loves it cooked, so I just took most of it to her.

I am going to the farmer's market again this weekend so will just pick up some more if I want it

[cbayer]

2. Try the spanakopita!

it's difficult to master, but so, so good.

Spinach cooks down to nothing, so I'd cook up a bunch of it and freeze for the winter.

Love spinach salads and love putting it in soup.

[NRaleighLiberal]

3. a second on the spanakopita! One of our favorites - perfect "2 person" operation

the only tough part is handling the Filo - and being brave enough to use all of the butter that they call for!

One person to handle the Filo, the other to brush it with the butter....not so hard that way.



We use the recipe in the original Moosewood cookbook

[rdharma]

4. I second that motion.

Spanakopita can also be frozen for quick and easy baking later.

Since you're starting with very freshly picked spinach, I'd recommend Spinach, Feta And Bacon Salad w/ Dijon/vinegar dressing.

[LaydeeBug]

8. OMG! That sounds *yum*

I've been adding it to salads...i actually prefer it uncooked, but my MOTHER LOOOOOOOOOOOVES it cooked.

So i took it to her.

Well...most of it hehehehehehe

[Warpy]

5. That was my first suggestion

and it's just an assembly job, nothing to be frightened of. Filo pastry is tissue paper thin but if it tears, just approximate the edges and keep going. By the time you get to the end and it has to look pretty, you'll have gotten the hang of it.

I like spinach deep fried with Chinese food. You stem it, cut it into fine strips, and put it into a wok full of hot oil. When the oil stops furiously bubbling, scoop the spinach out and dump it onto a rack over a paper towel. At this point you'll be asking yourself why you ever listened to me, but wait a few seconds for it to start to cool. What you have when it's cool are dark green, crispy spinach "noodles." It's truly a wonderful way to get kids to eat their spinach. It's also the best way to get me to eat it since my filo dough days are over.

[Lucinda]

6. I've been wanting to make this recipe for Spinach and Ricotta Gnocchi

Video and recipe at link:
http://underthetuscangun.com/food/vegetables/13-naked-gnocchi-with-spinach-and-ricotta/

And I love Spinach White Pizzas.

[pscot]

7. Spinach and oysters

sautéed lightly in butter and seasoned with pepper and balsamic vinegar.

[LaydeeBug]

9. Another simple, mouth watering suggestion. Thank you nt

[eissa]

11. Spinach lasagna

Made either the traditional way with tomato sauce, or if you really want to indulge -- bescimella sauce!

I love making eggs florentine when I have extra spinach. Just scrambled eggs with spinach.

[GoCubsGo]

12. Spinach pesto

I don't have a specific recipe, but there are a bunch of them on the 'net. I usually just wing it. It freezes well, too.

[bif]

13. Spinach & feta risotto.

Would be my first choice.

[Phentex]

14. I like it sauteed with olive oil and

bacon crumbles.

But you DO need a ton of it if you plan to feed a family since it cooks down so much.

Also, as someone else pointed out, it's good with roasted red peppers as a filling for rolled flank steak and looks pretty when you slice it.

[pinto]

15. Nothing really amazing, but I like spinach with pork in an Oriental style soup.

[NJCher]

16. Spinach Pie

The Italians make a couple kinds of spinach pie. It would be lower in calories than spanakopita with the butter. There are two types of the pies: one is an Easter sweet pie. The other is a pie like I buy at my Italian bakery. It just looks like a regular pie except it is piled high with spinach.

It is so delicious that when I asked why it wasn't offered more often, they said, "It takes a lot of spinach!"


Cher

[Retrograde]

17. How are you with Indian cuisine?

Sag gosht - lamb with a spinach sauce- uses a lot of spinach to make the sauce. There's a vegetarian version, sag paneer, which is creamed spinach with Indian cheese.

There's also spinach souffle, spinach omelets, spinach quiche, spinach crepes, and if you have any left over, wilted spinach and bacon salad.

Fresh spinach cooks down a lot: what looks like a huge potful will cook down in a couple of minutes to about half a cup.