# How to prepare spinach

## The essentials

Fresh spinach shrinks enormously as it cooks: a big bag only gives a small panful. Baby leaves are eaten raw in a salad, the big leaves get cooked. Frozen spinach is very good and cooks without thawing.

## Choosing it

Firm, dark green leaves, with no yellow or wet parts.

## Preparing it

Remove the thick stems. Wash the leaves twice in plenty of water, the sand clings, then spin-dry.

## Cutting it for the dish

- The baby leaves whole, raw, in a salad.
- The big leaves whole, wilted two minutes in the pan with a little oil and garlic.
- Chopped after cooking, for a quiche, a stuffing or a sauce.

## How long it takes

Three minutes, washing included.

## Storing it

In the fridge, two or three days, it spoils fast. Cooked, two days.

## Make it tonight

The page "Sautéed vegetables, in a pan or a wok": spinach wilted with garlic, two minutes.

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