How to Freeze and Crumble Spinach
Freezing your spinach (without blanching!) is the easiest way to have greens on hand to add to smoothies, skillets, bakes and muffins. A great way to reduce waste or just crumble in extra nutrition.
Equipment
- Freezer
- Ziploc Freezer Bag
Ingredients
- 8-10 oz Bag of Spinach Raw
Instructions
Freezing Unopened Fresh (Whole) Spinach Leaves in Bag
- Lay bag of spinach from grocery store flat in freezer
- When ready to use, open bag and immediately crumble by hand onto recipe
- Place open bag inside freezer bag and promptly return to freezer
Freezing Fresh (Whole) Spinach leaves from Refrigerator
- Discard any yucky leaves and place bag inside freezer bag
- Squeeze out any air and lay bag flat in freezer
- When ready to use, open bag and immediately crumble in hands in or onto recipe. Promptly return to freezer
Crumbling Frozen Spinach by Hand
- Upon removing bag of frozen spinach, grab by handful and crumble into recipe. Return Spinach to freezer.
Crumbling Frozen Spinach Leaves in Bag
- Once spinach leaves are frozen, lay bag on flat surface and using hand "crush" leaves into small pieces, as desired.
- Pour, scoop into recipe and promptly return crumbles to freezer.
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