Making spinach puree with fresh spinach is a matter of 3 minutes. It is super easy. In just 20 calories you get more than 150 percent of your daily Vitamin A needs and so much iron! I use the spinach to make a puree out of it, and save the water full with vitamins for stock. When I make rice, for example, instead of water I use the stock from the spinach and my kids can’t make the difference. The bonus – I am boosting the nutritious value in the meal by using the spinach stock instead of water.
Also, when I make the spinach puree, I use it in recipes that my kids love eating. For example, I make pasta and add the spinach puree there. Check out this pasta recipe as example. My kids love eggs so I use the spinach puree with the eggs too. They call them “green eggs”. My kids will eat the spinach without making fuss about it as the flavor is not strong once added to other foods. Win win!
Spinach Puree
Ingredients
- 1 bunch spinach fresh
Instructions
- Wash hands with soap and water. Check out our article about how to wash hands properly
- Wash 1 bunch of spinach
- Over medium heat boil 1 cups of water
- Once the water starts boiling, add spinach
- Simmer for 1-2 minutes until the spinach is wilted
- Puree the spinach. I use a food processor.
- Enjoy!
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Notes
- You can use 1-2 tbsp of water to wilt the spinach. I use 1 cup as I save the water rich in vitamins for stock.
- I use spinach puree for many recipes to sneak in great nutrients to the dishes.
- We are extremely excited to announce we are now using the saferecipeguide.org guidelines to make our recipe safe-friendly. We will slowly be incorporating the safe recipe guidelines into our recipe instructions!
Nutrition
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