Instructions
1. Choose fresh, green spinach without brown or yellow spots.
2. Remove wilted or discolored outer leaves and discard.
3. Wash spinach thoroughly to remove sand or dirt.
4. Remove excess water from leaves with a salad spinner.
5. Trim off tough stems as much as possible, and remove any root material.
6. Chop or use whole leaves - you can also chop the spinach after cooking, if you wish.
7. Cook spinach the easy way by dropping it into a hot skillet with just the water that still clings to the leaves from washing. Fold the cooked spinach at the bottom of the pan over the uncooked leaves at the top. Keep adding leaves as the spinach cooks down. The spinach is cooked when the leaves are wilted completely but still bright green, which takes about 2 minutes.
8. Saute spinach with garlic, oil and some red pepper flakes - again, it'll be done in about 2 minutes. Accent with lemon juice.
9. Stir-fry spinach with garlic and ginger. Top with tofu and peanut sauce.
10. Use cooked spinach in omelettes and frittatas.
Tags: about minutes, cooked spinach, spinach with, spinach with garlic, with garlic
