It's easy to keep your spinach leaves crisp and green all week long.
Antioxidant- and nutrient-rich spinach is best eaten fresh from the grocery store. As the leaves begin to wilt, they decline in flavor and lose some of their valuable nutrients. Wilting spinach feels soft instead of crisp, loses its color and develops an unsavory,slimy coating. If stored properly, you can keep your spinach fresh for over a week. The best advice for storing spinach is to leave it be. Rinsing, chopping or re-packaging it encourages wilting and spoilage.
Instructions
1. Select fresh, deep green spinach when you're at the grocery store or farm market for the longest shelf life. Avoid spinach that is slightly wilted, yellowed or slimy.
2. Keep your spinach dry. Don't wash before storing it because excess water can encourage the spinach to wilt prematurely.
3. Place your spinach in a clean plastic bag. Keep pre-packaged spinach in its original container.
4. Store your spinach in the refrigerator, preferably in the vegetable crisper. Properly refrigerated, spinach will keep for five to seven days. Pre-packaged spinach will keep up to 10 days.
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