Spinach is a leafy vegetable that belongs to the amaranth family. It is originally from Persia. Today it is grown along the coast and in temperate climates. Want to learn some tasty spinach recipes?

It is a very nutritious vegetable with many benefits for your health. Some of the features are that it:

• Has a low calorie content.
• Contains high amounts of vitamins A, B9, K and folic acid.
• Contains iron, calcium, phosphorus and magnesium.
• Also contains flavonoids, carotenoids and high amounts of potassium.

Why should you eat spinach?

There are countless reasons to eat spinach. Here are just a few of them!

Spinach:

• Prevents eye diseases.
• Strengthens your immune system.
• Is good for your skin and mucous membranes.
• Recommended during pregnancy and lactation because it contains folate.
• Helps the blood coagulate properly.
• Is good for bone health.
• Improves digestion.

What are you waiting for? Below we give you some tasty spinach recipes. In the kitchen, remember that everything goes! Do not be afraid to add it to all kinds of dishes ; it has a taste that goes well with other foods.

Tasty spinach recipes

Spinach lasagna

The first of our spinach recipes is spinach lasagne. If you want to surprise your dinner guests and make a dish that is both delicious and nutritious, spinach lasagne is the perfect choice.

Ingredients

• Lasagne plates (250 g)
• Spinach (200 g)
• Sliced ​​mushrooms (300 g)
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 onion
• 3 tablespoons olive oil (45 g)
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 cup white wine (150 ml)
• Cheese (150 g)
• 1 green pepper
• Tomato sauce
• White sauce

Cooking

• First of all, cook the lasagne plates al dente in a saucepan with water and a little salt.
• Similarly, boil the spinach for 3 minutes and then strain.
• While the pasta is cooking, peel and chop the garlic.
• Then you have a tablespoon of olive oil in a pan and sauté the garlic.
• Then put the spinach in the pan with the garlic and spices to taste.

• In another pan, have a tablespoon of olive oil, half of the chopped onion and mushrooms. When it has become soft, add the white wine.
• Cook until the wine evaporates and season.
• Now, with the last tablespoon of olive oil, sauté the rest of the onion along with the chopped paprika.
• Then you have in the tomato sauce and season with salt and pepper.
• Then place the lasagne plates as the first layer in the refractory mold, cover with a layer of the mushroom mixture, and then another lasagne plate layer.
• Then add a layer of spinach and another layer of lasagne plates.
• Then add the paprika mixture and a final layer of lasagne plates.
• Pour over the white sauce and cheese.
• Finally,  bake at 200 degrees for 20 minutes. Bon Appetit!

Spinach and strawberry salad

No proper meal is complete without a delicious salad. This tasty combination will delight your taste buds with its sweet and sour taste of strawberries and spinach.

Ingredients

• Spinach (250 g)
• Strawberries (200 g)
• Goat cheese (250 g)
• Walnuts (100 g)
• The juice of 4 lemons (40 ml)
• 1 tbsp olive oil (15 g)
• Salt and pepper, to taste

Cooking

• Start by washing the spinach and strawberries well.
• So, split the strawberries and walnuts in half.
• Then cut the cheese into small pieces.
• Put all the ingredients in a bowl.
• Then make vinaigrette in a small container by adding olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper and mixing.

• Finally, pour the vinaigrette on the salad and enjoy your salad.

Salted spinach with ham

Many people are not fans of green vegetables. But if you combine them with other ingredients, you will not even notice that spinach is on your plate. Eggs and ham are a great way to start the day, but spinach will give you the energy you really need.

Ingredients

• 1 kg of spinach
• Ham (200 g)
• 5 garlic cloves
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• Salt
• 4 eggs

Cooking

• First of all, put the olive oil in a pan and sauté the garlic cloves whole.

• Then add spinach and salt to taste.
• Cook on low heat for 10 minutes.
• Then add ham and stir gently for 5 minutes.
• Finally, pour in the 4 eggs, whipped and you are ready to serve.

So which one should you start with?