Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Spinach!


We have been inundated with all kinds of greens. The lettuce we've been gobbling down and handing out to friends. The spinach, on the other hand, we can actually store for future consumption. The best way? Freeze it! Here's how.
  1. Clean your spinach. A solution of water and liquid Castile soap works well.
  2. Blanch. Boil a pot of water and submerge the spinach in it for two minutes.
  3. Ice bath. After two minutes, dunk the spinach in an ice bath to stop it from cooking.
  4. Freeze. My preferred method is to lay the spinach out on a parchment lined cookie sheet. This causes the spinach leaves to freeze separately so that I can grab out as much as I need to when I need it.
  5. Bag it. One gallon bags work well.
Quite simple! And this can be done with any of your thicker greens such as kale, chard, and mustard greens.

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