The best spinach is, of course, fresh, and should have crisp, robustly green leaves Always wash well in several changes of water and remove extra-thick stems
dark green leaves; eaten cooked or raw in salads southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves
An annual potherb from southwestern Asia grown for its leafy green leaves Spinach can be used raw, or cooked by boiling or sautéing Its leaves contains small amounts of oxalic acid which gives spinach a slightly bitter flavor
Spinach is a vegetable with large dark green leaves that you chop up and boil in water before eating. Hardy, leafy annual (Spinacia oleracea) of the goosefoot family (Chenopodiaceae), used as a vegetable. The edible leaves, somewhat triangular and either flat or puckered, are arranged in a rosette, from which a seedstalk emerges. Spinach requires cool weather and deep, rich, well-limed soil to give quick growth and maximum leaf area; sowing seed every two weeks from early spring to late summer provides a steady supply. A nutritious vegetable, spinach is rich in iron and vitamins A and C