Title: How to Freeze Spinach | Our Everyday Life
Headings: How to Freeze Spinach
How to Freeze Spinach
Blanch the Greens
Cooling and Wrapping
Freezing and Storing
Defrosting and Using

Content: How to Freeze Spinach | Our Everyday Life
How to Freeze Spinach
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Freezing spinach lets you take advantage of your garden's summer and fall bounty well into the cold depths of winter. To successfully freeze spinach and preserve as much of its nutrients and texture as possible, blanch your greens prior to freezing, and wrap them well to ensure that they don’t develop freezer burn. Use frozen spinach as you would fresh spinach in everything but fresh salads and in the juicer. Blanch the Greens
You can blanch your spinach either with boiling water or hot steam, although steaming helps preserve more of the nutrients. To blanch in boiling water, bring a 1-gallon pot of salted water to a rolling boil, and then add in the cleaned spinach leaves in 1-pound increments. To steam blanch, boil 1 to 2 inches of water in a large pot, and lower a steaming rack filled with 1 pound of spinach into the pot, keeping the basket out of the water by at least 1 inch. It will take roughly 10 seconds to boil blanch spinach, and 30 to 60 seconds to steam blanch. Cooling and Wrapping
Immediately after blanching, dunk the cooked leaves into a large basin of ice water to cool the leaves rapidly and stop the cooking process. Rapid cooling is crucial for high-quality frozen spinach. Drain the leaves and spin them dry with a lettuce spinner, or pat them dry with a towel.