Title: How to Avoid Bitter Cooked Spinach | Healthy Eating | SF Gate
Headings: How to Avoid Bitter Cooked Spinach
How to Avoid Bitter Cooked Spinach
Go for Baby Spinach
Avoid Overcooking
Season It Right
Try Blanching

Content: The ice water stops the spinach from continuing to cook, preventing the leaves from wilting. Adding a splash of vinegar to the boiling water helps prevent the spinach from darkening. The vinegar taste will rinse off once you remove the leaves from the ice water. ‒‒:‒‒
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Dr. Peter D'Adamo: Spinach
Tips
If you plan to use the spinach in a salad or need the leaves un-wilted for some other reason, blanch them to remove bitterness. Blanching refers to the process of submerging food in boiling water and then transferring it to a bowl of ice water. A 15-second dip in boiling water is enough. To remove them from the boiling water as soon as they’re done, keep the spinach leaves in a strainer for the whole process. The ice water stops the spinach from continuing to cook, preventing the leaves from wilting. Adding a splash of vinegar to the boiling water helps prevent the spinach from darkening.