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Spinach recipes

Wilted into curries, folded into pastry, served as it is. 142 recipes on the site call for spinach.

Spinach is in 142 recipes from 35 cuisines, among them 74 dinners, 19 lunches, 18 breakfasts and 11 appetisers and small plates. The cuisines that use it most here are American (37), Italian (33), Indian (9) and Greek (8). Of these, 44 are ready in 30 minutes or less, start to finish; the quickest are Green Smoothie (5 min), Spinach Pineapple Smoothie (5 min) and Grapefruit Avocado Salad (10 min). For 26, the method times a wait such as rising, chilling or marinating, and the time at the top of the recipe includes it. By difficulty: 84 easy, 48 medium and 10 hard.

As written, 62 are vegetarian, 24 vegan, 58 gluten-free and 45 dairy-free. Another 17 meet a diet label only with a swap the recipe names, and the recipe says which.

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Spinach recipes — all 142 recipes

Bibimbap
KoreanFeatured
Prep
35m
Cook
20m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Bibimbap

A bowl of rice topped with individually seasoned vegetables, marinated beef, a fried egg and gochujang, mixed…

75 min · Medium
Palak Paneer
Indian
Prep
15m
Cook
25m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Palak Paneer

Cubes of golden-fried paneer suspended in a vividly green spinach gravy. The trick to that colour is blanching and…

40 min · Easy
Kimbap
KoreanFeatured
Prep
35m
Cook
20m
Serves
4
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Lunch

Kimbap

Seasoned rice and a row of cooked fillings rolled in seaweed, brushed with sesame oil and cut into coins. Korea's…

55 min · Medium
Roasted Vegetable Buddha Bowl
International
Prep
20m
Cook
30m
Serves
2
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Healthy

Roasted Vegetable Buddha Bowl

Roasted vegetables, a grain, a pulse and something green in one bowl, held together by a tahini dressing loosened…

50–55 min · Easy
Sinigang na Baboy
Filipino
Prep
20m
Cook
60m
Serves
6
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Dinner

Sinigang na Baboy

Pork belly and vegetables in a broth soured with tamarind, sharp enough to make you sit up, eaten with rice and a…

80 min · Easy
Japchae
Korean
Prep
25m
Cook
15m
Serves
6
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Dinner

Japchae

Chewy sweet potato noodles tossed with individually stir-fried vegetables and a sesame-soy dressing. Naturally…

40 min · Medium
Sukiyaki
Japanese
Prep
20m
Cook
20m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Sukiyaki

A hot pot cooked at the table: thin beef seared in a heavy iron pan, then simmered in a sweet soy warishita with…

40 min · Easy
Spanakopita
Greek
Prep
30m
Cook
45m
Serves
8
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Appetizers

Spanakopita

Spinach and feta between shattering layers of filo, brushed generously with olive oil and butter. The trick is…

95 min · Medium
Egusi Soup
Nigerian
Prep
20m
Cook
105m
Serves
6
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Dinner

Egusi Soup

Ground melon seeds cooked in palm oil with leafy greens, meat and stockfish until they set into rich, savoury curds…

2 hr · Medium
Vegetable Pakoras
Indian
Prep
15m
Cook
15m
Serves
4
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Appetizers

Vegetable Pakoras

Onion, potato and spinach bound in a spiced gram flour batter and fried into craggy, shatteringly crisp clusters…

30 min · Easy
Gado-Gado
Indonesian
Prep
25m
Cook
15m
Serves
4
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Healthy

Gado-Gado

Blanched and raw vegetables, tofu, tempeh and boiled egg under a warm peanut sauce, with prawn crackers on top…

40 min · Easy
Ash Reshteh
Persian
Prep
30m
Cook
131m
Serves
6
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Lunch

Ash Reshteh

A thick Persian soup of beans, lentils, greens and noodles, finished with fried mint oil, crisp onions and kashk.

10.5 hr · Medium
Chawanmushi
Japanese
Prep
15m
Cook
20m
Serves
4
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Appetizers

Chawanmushi

A savoury egg custard steamed in a lidded cup, holding prawn, chicken and ginkgo nuts suspended in a set so delicate…

35 min · Medium
Callaloo
Trinidadian
Prep
20m
Cook
55m
Serves
6
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Lunch

Callaloo

Dasheen leaves cooked down with okra, coconut milk and crab or salt meat until they collapse into a thick, dark…

75–85 min · Easy
Egg and Cottage Cheese Muffins
American
Prep
10m
Cook
22m
Serves
2
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Breakfast

Egg and Cottage Cheese Muffins

Baked egg muffins bound with cottage cheese and packed with spinach and cheddar — six to a batch, 55 g of protein a…

32 min · Easy
Gomae
Japanese
Prep
10m
Cook
5m
Serves
4
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Side dish

Gomae

Blanched spinach squeezed dry and dressed in a sweet-savoury sesame paste ground in a mortar — the Japanese side…

15 min · Easy
Vegetable Frittata
Italian
Prep
15m
Cook
25m
Serves
6
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Breakfast

Vegetable Frittata

Eggs started on the hob and finished under a grill, with the vegetables cooked properly first so they do not water…

40 min · Easy
Spinach and Artichoke Dip
American
Prep
15m
Cook
25m
Serves
8
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Appetizers

Spinach and Artichoke Dip

Hot, thick and properly cheesy, with every drop of water squeezed out of the spinach first. That one step is the…

40 min · Easy
Creamed Spinach
American
Prep
10m
Cook
20m
Serves
6
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Side dish

Creamed Spinach

The steakhouse side: spinach wrung dry, folded into a nutmeg-scented béchamel and finished with Parmigiano…

30 min · Easy
Eggs Florentine
French
Prep
20m
Cook
15m
Serves
4
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Breakfast

Eggs Florentine

Poached eggs on wilted spinach and a toasted muffin under blender hollandaise. The hollandaise takes ninety seconds…

35 min · Medium
Green Shakshuka
Israeli
Prep
15m
Cook
20m
Serves
4
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Breakfast

Green Shakshuka

The green version: eggs baked into a pan of wilted greens, leek and herbs rather than tomato, with feta and a lemony…

35 min · Easy
Spinach Fatayer
Lebanese
Prep
40m
Cook
20m
Serves
8
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Appetizers

Spinach Fatayer

Triangular spinach pies, sharp with sumac and lemon, sealed so they hold their shape. The filling is never cooked…

2 hr · Medium
Hlelem
Tunisian
Prep
25m
Cook
60m
Serves
6
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Lunch

Hlelem

A thick soup of hand-broken noodles, three kinds of bean and a lot of greens, red with harissa. Winter food from the…

9.5 hr · Medium
Rouz Jerbi
Tunisian
Prep
30m
Cook
80m
Serves
6
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Dinner

Rouz Jerbi

The rice of Djerba: steamed rather than boiled, mixed through with lamb, herbs and spinach until it is green and…

2.5 hr · Medium
Osbane
Tunisian
Prep
60m
Cook
75m
Serves
6
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Dinner

Osbane

Sausage casings filled with rice, offal, herbs and a great deal of chard, simmered and then sliced into a stew. The…

2.5 hr · Hard
Agnolotti del Plin
Italian
Prep
75m
Cook
60m
Serves
6
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Dinner

Agnolotti del Plin

Piedmontese filled pasta pinched shut along a single strip, so a row of them comes off the sheet in one go. Plin…

3 hr · Hard
Torta Pasqualina
Italian
Prep
50m
Cook
60m
Serves
8
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Dinner

Torta Pasqualina

A Ligurian Easter pie of chard and ricotta with whole eggs baked inside, under many thin sheets of pastry. Cut…

3 hr · Hard
Stir-Fried Water Spinach
Chinese
Prep
10m
Cook
5m
Serves
4
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Side dish

Stir-Fried Water Spinach

Water spinach thrown into a screaming wok with garlic and fermented bean curd, out again in ninety seconds. Hollow…

15 min · Easy
Biang Biang Noodles
Chinese
Prep
40m
Cook
10m
Serves
4
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Lunch

Biang Biang Noodles

Belt-wide noodles pulled by hand and slapped on the counter, under chilli, garlic and a ladle of smoking oil. Named…

2.5 hr · Hard
Dal Palak
Indian
Prep
15m
Cook
30m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Dal Palak

Yellow lentils cooked soft and finished with spinach and a garlic tempering. Forty-five minutes and it is a whole…

45 min · Easy
Pkhali
Georgian
Prep
25m
Cook
15m
Serves
6
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Appetizers

Pkhali

Vegetables blanched, squeezed and pounded with walnut, garlic and coriander into small mounds. Georgia's table…

40 min · Easy
Crustless Quiche
American
Prep
15m
Cook
40m
Serves
6
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Breakfast

Crustless Quiche

Spinach, mushroom and Gruyère set in a silky egg custard with no pastry to make. Fifty-five minutes.

55 min · Easy
Creamy Tuscan Pasta
Italian
Prep
10m
Cook
20m
Serves
4
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Quick Meals

Creamy Tuscan Pasta

Penne in a garlicky cream sauce of sun-dried tomatoes, spinach and Parmesan. Thirty minutes, one pan for the sauce.

30 min · Easy
AI-generated illustration of Kumara and Coconut Curry
New Zealand
Prep
15m
Cook
30m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Kumara and Coconut Curry

Orange kumara and chickpeas simmered in coconut milk with red curry paste and finished with spinach and lime…

45 min · Easy
Saag Aloo
Indian
Prep
15m
Cook
25m
Serves
4
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Side dish

Saag Aloo

Potatoes and spinach fried with cumin, garlic and ginger in a dry, spiced pan curry. The side dish that is a meal…

40 min · Easy
Oysters Rockefeller
American
Prep
30m
Cook
15m
Serves
4
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Appetizers

Oysters Rockefeller

Oysters on the half shell, topped with a buttery spinach and herb mixture and breadcrumbs and baked until bubbling…

45 min · Medium
Tallarines Verdes
Peruvian
Prep
15m
Cook
25m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Tallarines Verdes

Spaghetti in a creamy sauce of basil, spinach, garlic and queso fresco. The Peruvian pesto pasta, and a Peruvian…

40 min · Easy
Efo Riro
Nigerian
Prep
25m
Cook
65m
Serves
6
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Dinner

Efo Riro

A rich Nigerian stew of spinach in a base of red pepper, scotch bonnet and palm oil, with beef, smoked fish and…

90–95 min · Medium
Sarson da Saag with Makki di Roti
Indian
Prep
40m
Cook
70m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Sarson da Saag with Makki di Roti

Slow-cooked Punjabi mustard greens with ginger, garlic and chilli, served with a knob of white butter and maize…

110 min · Medium
Thukpa
Nepalese
Prep
20m
Cook
35m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Thukpa

A warming Himalayan noodle soup of chicken, vegetables and egg noodles in a spiced broth, finished with lime and…

55 min · Easy
Tinola
Filipino
Prep
15m
Cook
50m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Tinola

Chicken simmered in a light, clear broth with plenty of ginger, green papaya and chilli leaves. A comforting…

65 min · Easy
Fish Amok
Cambodian
Prep
30m
Cook
30m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Fish Amok

White fish steamed in a soft, mousse-like coconut curry scented with lemongrass, galangal and kaffir lime. The…

75 min · Medium
Taiwanese Oyster Omelette
Taiwanese
Prep
10m
Cook
10m
Serves
2
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Quick Meals

Taiwanese Oyster Omelette

Small oysters cooked in a chewy starch batter with egg and greens, topped with a sweet and tangy red sauce. One of…

20 min · Easy
Manicotti
American
Prep
30m
Cook
55m
Serves
6
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Dinner

Manicotti

Pasta tubes filled with ricotta, spinach and Parmesan, baked in tomato sauce under a blanket of melted mozzarella…

85 min · Medium
Chicken and Chorizo Pasta
British
Prep
10m
Cook
25m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Chicken and Chorizo Pasta

Chicken and Spanish chorizo in a smoky tomato and cream sauce, with peppers and spinach, tossed through penne. A…

35 min · Easy
Green Smoothie
International
Prep
5m
Cook
0m
Serves
2
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Drinks

Green Smoothie

Baby spinach, banana, frozen pineapple, cucumber, ginger and lime blended with coconut water into a bright green…

5 min · Easy
Chicken Gnocchi Soup
American
Prep
15m
Cook
25m
Serves
4
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Lunch

Chicken Gnocchi Soup

A creamy soup of shredded chicken, soft potato gnocchi, carrots, celery and spinach in a Parmesan-scented stock. A…

40 min · Easy

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