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Tasty ways to get more nutrient-rich spinach into your day.

Tender, fresh spinach is delicious in salads, pasta, soups and dips and is an easy, healthy addition to many meals. Plus it's versatile—spinach is equally tasty raw or cooked. And spinach teems with important nutrients, such as folate, vitamin E and lutein, to keep your body strong.

Folate is necessary for the production of new cells, including red blood cells. Vitamin E acts as an antioxidant, particularly in protecting cell membranes from damage, and scientists hypothesize that it has a role in immune function, DNA repair, the formation of red blood cells and vitamin K absorption. Lutein may be able to reverse some of the symptoms of age-related macular degeneration.

Eat well and stay strong with these delicious, healthy spinach recipes.

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Healthy Spinach Main Dish Recipes

• Creamy Artichoke & Spinach Soup
• Flounder with Spinach & Walnut Stuffing
• Grilled Manchego with Spinach & Spicy Plum Chutney
• Mushroom, Sausage & Spinach Lasagna
• Mustard-Baked Sole & Spinach Packets
• Portobello Paillards with Spinach, White Beans & Caramelized Onions
  
• Prosciutto-Wrapped Scallops with Spinach
• Quinoa Salad with Dried Apricots & Baby Spinach
• Savory Bread Pudding with Spinach & Mushrooms
• Smoked Salmon & Spinach Roulade
  
• Spinach & Roasted Red Pepper Calzones
  
• Stir-Fried Chicken with Wilted Spinach & Tamari Walnuts
  
• Stir-Fried Curried Pasta with Spinach & Scallops
  
• Tuscan Spinach, Bean & Sausage Soup
  
• White Beans, Spinach & Tomatoes over Parmesan Toasts
  

Healthy Spinach Sides and Salad Recipes

• Baby Spinach Salad with Raspberry Vinaigrette
  
• Barley Pilaf with Mushrooms, Red Peppers & Spinach
  
• Creamed Spinach
• Fresh Spinach Pasta
• Sauteed Spinach with Red Onion, Bacon & Blue Cheese
  
• Sauteed Spinach with Toasted Sesame Oil
  
• Spinach, Avocado & Mango Salad
• Spinach Pesto
  
• Spinach Salad with Warm Maple Dressing
  
• Wilted Spinach with Garlic
  

Healthy Spinach Tips

• To quickly wilt spinach, rinse thoroughly in cool water. Transfer to a large microwave-safe bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and punch several holes in the wrap. Microwave on High until wilted, 2 to 3 minutes. Squeeze out any excess moisture from the spinach before adding it to your recipe.
• Folate, vitamin E, antioxidants and lutein are among spinach’s nutritional highlights. Its oft-hailed iron content is somewhat compromised by the presence of oxalic acid, which binds to iron as well as calcium, inhibiting their absorption. On the other hand, pairing spinach with meat, poultry, fish or vitamin C-rich foods helps to release the iron, making more of it bio-available.

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