Do you want to add more leafy greens to your diet? These easy vegan spinach recipes will help you! These dishes from around the world will inspire you with different and delicious ways to cook and eat spinach.
It's well known that spinach is a highly nutrient-rich vegetable and it's an awesome ingredient to include in a varied plant-based diet.
Spinach is also a very versatile veggie. Baby spinach leaves are crisp and wonderful in salads, and mature spinach makes a wholesome base to many dishes. Frozen spinach is extremely convenient to add a nutritional boost to meals.
This collection of vegan spinach recipes will take your tastebuds on an adventure around the world!
You'll find traditional main dishes from countries such as Greece and Lebanon, alongside meals inspired by French and Indian cuisines. We've also included spinach dips and sides with flavours rooted in Mexican, Georgian and Korean cooking.
You're sure to discover some new yummy spinach recipes to enjoy!
- Are you interested in what plant-based ingredients go best with spinach? Then you'll love our helpful guide to What Goes Well With Spinach.
Spinach main dishes
Vegan Spinach Pancakes
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Vegan Spanakopita
This Greek-inspired spinach pie is made with filo pastry and a spinach and vegan feta filling. Simple and satisfying.
Spinach Pasta Sauce
This 5 ingredient spinach pasta sauce needs just 15 minutes to prepare. It's garlicky, creamy and gloriously green.
Lebanese Spinach Pie
This traditional family recipe known as fatayer bi sabanekh is a Lebanese spinach pie. It features a spinach and onion filling in soft, homemade pastry.
Vegan Spinach Mushroom Omelette
For a delicious brunch, make this vegan chickpea flour omelette filled with spinach and mushroom.
Potato and Lentil Dahl with Spinach
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Summer Strawberry Spinach Salad
Have you every tried spinach with strawberries? This seasonal salad would be perfect for summer with it's delicious strawberry balsamic vinaigrette.
Spinach, blueberry, avocado and beet salad
This vibrant salad features spinach, blueberry, avocado, cucumber and beetroot. Finished off with crunchy walnuts and a balsamic dressing to make a delicious, healthy salad.
Vegan Spinach Fig Salad With Blueberry Dressing
For a fall spinach salad, try this recipe which gets creative with fall produce. Roasted pumpkin, figs and quinoa make this a wholesome salad ideal for a main meal.
Spinach dips and sides
Easy Vegan Spinach Artichoke Dip
This easy vegan spinach artichoke dip requires only 8 ingredients. It’s creamy, flavoursome and a great way to use frozen spinach.
Georgian Spinach & Walnut Spread
This delicious Georgian spinach and walnut spread is known as Pkhali and is naturally vegan. It's easy to make at home and delicious with crostini or vegan crackers.
Green Hummus with Jalapeño, Spinach, and Herbs
This green hummus is loaded with spinach and herbs for a fresh twist on classic hummus. With jalapeño for a spicy kick!
Cilantro Lime Spinach Rice
For a Mexican-inspired spinach dish, try this rice with lime and cilantro. It's a great way to add extra leafy greens into a meal. Be sure to use vegetable stock to keep it vegan.
Korean Spinach with Sesame and Garlic
For an easy spinach side dish, try this Korean sigeumchi namul. The spinach is blanched and seasoned with sesame, garlic and scallions. Ready in just 10 minutes.
More ideas for spinach
Still looking for more ideas on how to use spinach? These are two of our favourite ways to use up spinach in our kitchen:
- Use spinach as a subsitute for basil in our vegan pesto. Use half basil leaves and half spinach for variety.
- Add a handful of fresh spinach leaves into a curry towards the end of cooking. This works great in our Thai Red Curry with Sweet Potato.
- Blend spinach into your healthy morning smoothie for an extra green kick to start the day.
Spinach FAQs
Spinach is available year round. In the UK, the peak season for fresh spinach is May to October.
Fresh spinach should be stored in the fridge. To help it stay fresher for longer you can gently wrap dry spinach leaves in a paper towel (this helps to absorb excess moisture, which causes it to go off quicker). Put your wrapped spinach in a sealed bag or container and store in the crisper or vegetable drawer for up to 1 week.
Yes, there are several ways to freeze spinach.
To freeze whole fresh spinach leaves, wash them very well and dry thoroughly. Pack the leaves into an airtight bag and squeeze out the excess air. Freeze for up to 6 months.
To reduce the risk of freezer burn and increase their freezing time, you can blanch spinach before freezing. To blanch, bring a large pan of water to the boil, add your washed spinach and cook for 2 minutes. Remove the spinach and plunge into ice water to chill. Drain the chilled spinach and squeeze out excess moisture, before transferring into freezer containers and freezing.
To freeze spinach for smoothies, place washed spinach leaves in a blender with a little bit of water and blend until smooth. Pour the spinach puree into ice cube trays, freeze until solid and transfer the cubes into freezer containers for longer storage.
We hope you enjoyed this collection of spinach recipes! Be sure to check out our other seasonal recipe collections for more inspiration.
Tell us your favourite vegan spinach recipes and share your ideas in the comments below.
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