Useful properties of spinach
- Valuable property of spinach - it will help to inhibit the growth of malignant tumors. It is used to prevent and treat cancers, spinach treats radiation sickness.
- The leaves of spinach are very rich in a variety of vitamins, mineral salts, lots of iron.
- Spinach is used in children's and dietary food. It is easy to digest, as in its leaves there are substances that stimulate the salivary and pancreatic glands, intestines.
- Spinach acts as a mild diuretic and laxative, has anti-inflammatory and toning properties.
- It is easily digested, and therefore it is useful to use it for those who have recently undergone an operation or a serious illness.
Composition
Spinach contains: 93% water, 3% protein, 2,3% carbohydrates, 0,7% carbohydrates, 0,3% fat, 0,6% fiber, 1% mineral salts. It consists of vitamins B, provitamin A, vitamin C.
Restrictions on consumption.
Patients with cholelithiasis, nephrolithiasis, urolithiasis and gout can not eat spinach in large quantities.
What can I cook with spinach?
Spinach is added to soups, mashed potatoes, pie filling, omelets and casserole. In the soup with spinach you need to add sorrel for taste. As a side dish goes mashed potatoes, including with the addition of mashed potatoes. It has a neutral taste and can be combined well with other products: cheese, bacon, tomatoes, cream, fried eggs, beans, meat, pine nuts.
In the petioles, sand may remain, so spinach leaves should be washed very well. For cooking, frozen spinach is also used, which you can buy or freeze on your own.
Spinach is used fresh, frozen, dried, steamed, stewed, preserved in the form of mashed potatoes.
If you want to cook pies or a second course, dip the spinach into the boiling water for 1 minute, flip it over the colander and wring out. Frozen spinach also need to be squeezed slightly.
Recipes of dishes from spinach
Soup with spinach.
One kilo of spinach boil and grind in a blender, or take a mashed potatoes. Cook the broth of beef, take out the meat and cut it into slices. In the broth throw potatoes, it needs 0, 5 kg, cook until cooked. Stir the potatoes in a mash straight in the soup. Add the puree of spinach to the soup, when boil, cook for 2 minutes. To the soup you need to prepare a dressing: in a glass of sour cream add the juice of one lemon, a teaspoon of sweet paprika and a little black ground pepper.
Mashed potatoes "Luzhok".
Cook potatoes, mash, add butter, salt, milk. Mix the mashed potatoes and spinach puree, beaten with a blender. Get a good side dish.
Scrambled eggs with spinach.
In a frying pan fry onions on cream or vegetable oil. Peel 1 medium tomato, cut and put into a frying pan with onions, put out. Cut one bunch of spinach, or take 2 tablespoons of spinach puree, put in a frying pan. Four eggs beat up with 2-3 tablespoons of mayonnaise or sour cream, pour into a frying pan and cook until ready.
Pie with spinach.
500 g of spinach puree, 400 g grated cheese and two eggs mix well. Roll out a layer of yeast dough, lay on a baking sheet. On it lay out the filling and cover the top with a second sheet of dough. Bake for 30 minutes at 180º.
Spinach with rice.
On four tablespoons of vegetable oil, fry the finely chopped onion. Finely chop 3 tomatoes, 2 bell peppers, add to onions and put out. Put in the same place 1 tablespoon of tomato paste and stir. Add 500-700 g of finely chopped spinach or spinach puree to the pan. Pour half a glass of rice, pour a liter of broth or water, simmer on low heat until the rice is ready. It should be something in between a thick soup and risotto. Go to the rice to serve sour cream.
Pancakes with spinach.
First you need to bake unsweetened pancakes. Spinach leaves scald with boiling water. On a pancake put 2-3 leaves of spinach, top with poured grated cheese and wrapped with a roll. Pancakes folded into a mold and bake in the oven. Pancakes can be replaced with a thin Armenian lavash. Before you put it in the oven, spread the lavash rolls with melted butter.
Chicken fillet with spinach.
Chicken breast cut into pieces. Meat salt, pepper, sprinkle with lemon, leave for an hour to marinate. Leave the spinach leaves trimmed with petioles and pour boiling water. A piece of chicken fillet wrapped in a sheet of spinach, dip into a beaten egg, then roll in flour, once again dip into the egg and wrap in breadcrumbs. On vegetable oil fry on both sides, put in a mold, top with sour cream, put a layer of tomatoes, cut into circles, top to fill with grated cheese and put in the oven, heated to 200º, for half an hour.
Salad with spinach.
Boil four eggs, scald the boiled spinach with boiling water. 400 g spinach to cut, onions cut into rings, cut parsley and dill greens, chop the eggs, mix everything. Add the mayonnaise, then top off with a little toasted crackers and small dices of brynza.
Although spinach does not have strong taste, but in the fight against winter avitaminosis, he is an excellent assistant, thanks to the rich content of vitamins and trace elements.