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Tuesday, 27 May 2025

Spinach ... it's in season now!

Spinach is available all year round but is in season during the spring (March - June UK). It is well known for its nutritional qualities and has always been regarded as a plant with remarkable abilities to restore energy, increase vitality and improve the quality of the blood. Indeed, there are sound reasons why spinach would produce such results, primarily the fact that it is rich in iron. Iron plays a central role in the function of red blood cells which help in transporting oxygen around the body, in energy production and DNA synthesis. 

Spinach is also an excellent source of vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C and folic acid as well as being a good source of manganese, magnesium, iron and vitamin B2. Vitamin K is important for maintaining bone health and it is difficult to find vegetables richer in vitamin K than spinach. Others include kale, broccoli and green cabbage.

Leafy spinach is a handy veg to keep in the cupboard for adding to soups, stews or simply raw in salads. Baby spinach has a milder flavour, but in all varieties you should look for bright green leaves and crisp stems. Spinach cooks quickly and shrinks dramatically, so you often need more than you might think.

You can read more about spinach here

How about trying


Cauliflower Spinach Chicken Alfredo
swap pasta for cauliflower
the recipe per serving works out at 14g carbs
see more details here


Spinach and ricotta lasagne with courgette/zucchini pasta
swap pasta for courgettes/zucchini
the recipe per serving works out at 19.3 g carbs
see more details here


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All the best Jan

36 comments:

Mari said...

I didn't like spinach when I was younger, but now I love it in salads and also in things like quiche. Guess I finally grew up!

J.P. Alexander said...

Amo las espinacas. Gracias por la recetas. Te mando un beso.

Carola Bartz said...

We love spinach! I usually buy it at the famers market and often cook with it. It is a wonderful leafy vegetable.

Anonymous said...

That lasagna looks amazing -Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com

Tom said...

...the lasagne looks great!

Chatty Crone said...

The spinach lasagna looks so good! Yum!

roentare said...

A great reminder of just how much goodness is packed into spinach

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

I tried to grow spinach once and it was a disaster. I love to buy it fresh, never frozen.

Giorgio said...

Great recipe :-) I like eating vegetables in season. Of course I don't eat many of them because of the calcium oxalates. I remember you mentioned this topic in one of your previous post.
Thank you, Jan!

Jules said...

Spinach and ricotta is the perfect partnership. I've already frozen my first harvest of spinach, and now I've sown some more. Xx

Fun60 said...

A good reminder that it is at its best at the moment.

Margaret D said...

The food looks good, Jan.

chica said...

Gosto muito de espinafre e consumimos sempre! beijos, chica

jabblog said...

I am constantly amazed by how much spinach wilts, almost to nothing

Elephant's Child said...

I really like spinach (which was never served to me as a child). My partner loathes it.

Victor S E Moubarak said...

We love spinach. Especially in pies with cheese.

God bless.

eileeninmd said...

Hello Jan,
I love spinach, both recipes look delicious.
Take care, hope you have a great day!

Shari Burke said...

Now I'm hungry :-) Both recipes look delicious.

Joyful in His Presence said...

Jan, thank you for these recipes. I've copied and pasted the one for the Cauliflower Chicken Alfredo. Spinach is something that we have an abundance of in the garden right now.

Jeanie said...

Both of these look like a wonderful use for spinach. It's always delicious!

Jenn Jilks said...

Our growing season is so short here.
We are refusing products from the US, as well. Soon will all be in season.

ashok said...

Looks healthy

CJ Kennedy said...

i enjoy cooked spinach drowned in Apple Cinder vinegar. Himself won't eat cooked spinach, but will eat it raw in a salad. Small blessings.

Bill said...

I'll have the Spinach and ricotta lasagne, please.

This N That said...

I love Spinach!!!

Mary Kirkland said...

I add spinach to a lot of my dishes.

Hena Tayeb said...

Baby spinach goes into all my salads.. many of my omelettes and some of my pastas as well.

DeniseinVA said...

Those look so good and I am a big fan of spinach. Thanks Jan and all the best :)

HappyK said...

We both like spinach and in fact bought some today.

My name is Erika. said...

I'm hoping my spinach grows better than it has so far. I want to make both of those recipes. They look and sound delicious!

Conniecrafter said...

I have spinach almost every day but only raw

Ananka said...

I do like a bit of spinach. I used to make spinach and ricotta cannelloni years ago and loved it. I'll need to see if there is a dairy-free sub for ricotta. :-D

Linda's Relaxing Lair said...

I do love spinach. Thanks a lot for sharing, Jan!

Lorrie said...

Spinach is such a versatile vegetable. I love adding greens of any kind to soups. I like the idea of the first recipe.

Back2OurSmallCorner said...

I like the idea of the spinach lasagne but I would have to work on the rest of the family to try it!

Teresa said...

Me parecen muy buenas las recetas. Besos.