spinach ?

longhorn14

If I wanted to make a spinach lasagna with fresh spinach...how would I prepare the spinach beforehand? Slap the leaves in their uncooked and let them bake with the rest of the lasagna? Or precook them?

Probably a really dumb question but hey, you gotta learn sometime!

misjenn

I would probably saute the spinach leaves with garlic and onion if the recipe calls for it or you could probably put the leaves in the lasagna.

fjaril

If you precook, I'd probably just mix them in with the cheese, but you could just make a layer of them, rough chop them first. Either way would be yummy!

And now I want lasagna!

mcurban

I make it w/ fresh all the time. I just throw a layer of it in between cheese and sauce.

esbeek

If you've got an extra 10 minutes, it's a good idea to get the excess water out first so it doesn't make your lasagna runny. I would throw it in a pot with a tiny bit of water or olive oil in the bottom, heat it up for a few minutes until the spinach releases its own water, and let the water cook off for 5 mins or so. Then take it out and press/squeeze it in a towel or with the back of a spoon in a strainer.