Title: How to Freeze Spinach - The Harvest Kitchen
Headings: How to Freeze Spinach
How to Freeze Spinach
Learn How to Freeze Spinach so you always have a stash of spinach on hand to add to soups, stews, skillets and smoothies.
How to Freeze Spinach Leaves for Smoothies
Freezing Spinach to Cook with Later
Recipes with Spinach
Yield: 4 servings
How to Freeze Spinach
Ingredients
Instructions
HOW TO FREEZE SPINACH LEAVES FOR SMOOTHIES
FREEZING SPINACH TO COOK WITH LATER

Content: about 2 gallons per 1 pound spinach)
Fill a large bowl of water and ice. Place spinach in a steaming basket or wire sieve or colander with a handle then submerge it in pot of boiling water for about 1 minute. The spinach will turn bright green. Transfer spinach from boiling water to the bowl of water filled with ice. Remove from ice water and set aside leaving spinach in basket, sieve or colander so the excess water can drain. Spin the blanched spinach in a salad spinner or pat excess water from the spinach with paper towels. Evenly distribute the blanched spinach in ice cube trays and freeze for 2-3 hours or until solid. Mark the date on the outside of a freezer bag. Place the spinach cubes in freezer bags filling them up about 2/3 of the way. Press out as much air as you can while you seal.