What on earth do I do with a bag of frozen spinach?

[snafu]

I've just bought a big bag of organic frozen spinach. I'm not quite sure why. What can I do with it?

I had the vague idea of mixing some into ds's ubiquitous tomato pasta, but that's about it. Any suggestions for mouthwatering, scrummy, delicious things to do with blobs of frozen spinach?

[nailpolish]

gorgeous on pizzas!

[maisystar]

stick it in any sauce, curry, lasagne, anything involving ricotta is mmmmmmm

cook it, squeeze water out thoroughly, mix with cheese and stuff into pitte bread.

i love spinach

[handlemecarefully]

I mix it with boiled rice, so when giving dd some chicken curry with rice, her rice has a block or two of spinach added to it (good way of getting more veggies down her)

[JoolsToo]

Im a spinach fan too - maybe thats why I look like Popeye

[snafu]

Oooh, thanks. I do love spinach when someone else cooks it - just can't remember ever having cooked it myself before. I bought some nice Taleggio cheese as well - maybe I could make a pizza with that?

I might try and find a recipe for sag aloo...yumyum...

[Legacy]

Great in Thai Chicken Green Curry!!

[Tinker]

Use it in fish pies. Gorgeous.

[Furball]

I put it in bolognese. I just chuck the cubes in when adding the tinned tomatoes etc.

[handlemecarefully]

This thread should be renamed:

'Wonderful, versatile Spinach'

I thinking about starting a similar thread - What on earth do I do with mung beans - to see if that floors everybody

[moondog]

Put it in omelettes with some cheese.
Ds 98 mths) has this for lunch nearly every day.

You mean you haven't tried my fab spinach and chickpea curry, snafu???!!

[mummytosteven]

moondog - have you put the recipe for that curry onto here in the food section - sounds nice!

[snafu]

I know, I'm feeling rather now as obviously there are gazillion things to do with frozen spinach!

Moondog, what's the recipe?! I've got a tin of chickpeas a-lurking somewhere - I was going to do chickpea and sweet potato curry from Sainsbury's mag but I could be persuaded otherwise...

[MunchedTooManyMarsLady]

so moondog your DS is 8?

[JoolsToo]

mung beans? - I don't know but Gillian Mckeith has got a cookbook out so I'm sure there will be recipes in that!

[nailpolish]

hi MD, are you home again?

[FrenchGirl]

put in oven proof dish with a bit of creme fraiche, salt and pepper, crack an egg in the middle and cook in the oven until egg is done (Epinards a la Florentine) delicious!

[motherinferior]

Bung into lentil soup, with garlic and cumin and lemon juice, yummmmmmmmmy, I'm making that tomorrow!

[OldieMum]

Spinach soup - fry some chopped onion, mix in the thawed spinach (squeeze water out first), add stock, nutmeg and pepper, cook for about 10 mins, then blend until smooth. Add a drop of lemon juice and, if you want, some cream.

[OldieMum]

Make a mushroom risotto and stir in thawed spinach at the end (having squeezed the water out first). Gives a lovely texture.

[muminlondon]

Stuffed spinach and cheese pancakes (make a cheese sauce, warm up the spinach and take out the water)?

[moondog]

Er yes..ds is 8 months!

OK, my recipe (all very vague)

Fry onions, garlic and chillies (to taste) until brown. Add some good curry paste ( eg Pataks). Then add a tin of chickpeas, stir a bit, then add tin ot tomatoes,some tom puree and spinach (fresh or frozen) Simmer for maybe 25 mins (less if using frozen spinach.)
Serve with rice and a yoghurt,cucumber and mint raita.
Even better reheated!

[MunchedTooManyMarsLady]

I was laughing Moondog because you had typed 98months and I had to respond. Sorry!

[moondog]

oldiemum, will CAT you know re rugby..

[Lonelymum]

Keep it in the freezer as a handy ice pack in the event of sprains.

Seriously, I bought some once and thought it tasted disgusting. Ended up throwing it away.

[jessicasmummy]

my fave with frozen spinach is adding it to fried onions and mushrooms as a side veg with a meal - the only way dh can get me to eat it! oh and a little garlic with it too.