#spinach

#spinach

Besides adding an extra boost of nutrients, spinach can add a really grounding, earthy flavor to a ricotta mixture or veggie layer. The one step that you can't miss when adding spinach to your lasagna, though, is to cook it first. The types of spinach commonly used for lasagna, including curly or flat-leaf, contain a lot of water. If you fail to cook out that water beforehand, the residual moisture may permeate the other layers, leading to a watery, heavy, and soggy pasta dish.

So I probably shouldn't have messed with it, but I did, because I'm a tinkerer. I wanted a lot of spring onions, you see, because, together, cooked green onions and spinach are a bittersweet fantastic dream, especially when they're tempered with some creamy ricotta. But then, to stop it from getting too sleepy, I escalated the fresh herbs, kept the sharp feta (I'm not a monster) and finished it with a fresh lemon and pine nut salsa.

The affected products include McCormack Family Farms' "Energise Super Mix", "Irish Spinach Leaves", "Mixed Leaves" and "Baby Leaves", and Tesco's "Mild Spinach".