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Malabar Spinach
Hi audrey.jeanne,
Yes - mucilaginous means slimy. HOWEVER malibar spinach can be used very effectively without becoming nasty.
There are some tricks that help. Always use the spinach as soon as it's picked. This is not a good candidate for keeping stored in the fridge. Rinse very well. Cut, don't tear the leaves - less damage less slime. Cook it quickly in a hot wok or frying pan. Also, don't forget you can take advantage of the slime factor to thicken soups and stews just like okra.
One of our favorite recipes is a Tomato Malibar Spinach Quiche. We always add the potatoes and many times we also add some cooked chicken to the top and have a one dish meal. No slime at all and even my fussy senior family member enjoys it. (It requires a very deep pie dish.) I hope you try it.
Tomato Malabar Spinach Quiche
Preheat oven to 400 degrees f.
Pat crust into pie plate. Flute edges and chill while preparing the rest of the ingredients.
Pour egg mixture evenly over the vegetable layers. Layer with remaining basil and sprinkle the remaining cheddar cheese over the top.
Bake at 400 degrees for 40 minutes. Allow to cool 10-15 minutes until set.
Yes - mucilaginous means slimy. HOWEVER malibar spinach can be used very effectively without becoming nasty.
There are some tricks that help. Always use the spinach as soon as it's picked. This is not a good candidate for keeping stored in the fridge. Rinse very well. Cut, don't tear the leaves - less damage less slime. Cook it quickly in a hot wok or frying pan. Also, don't forget you can take advantage of the slime factor to thicken soups and stews just like okra.
One of our favorite recipes is a Tomato Malibar Spinach Quiche. We always add the potatoes and many times we also add some cooked chicken to the top and have a one dish meal. No slime at all and even my fussy senior family member enjoys it. (It requires a very deep pie dish.) I hope you try it.
Tomato Malabar Spinach Quiche
- 10-inch pie crust
- 4 very large tomatoes or the equivalent of plum tomatoes, sliced, gently squeezed and drained for 10 minute
- 1/2 C chopped malabar spinach leaves
- 1/2 C chopped basil
- 1 small onion, sliced; separate the rings
- 1-2 cloves garlic, minced
- salt & pepper
- 1 C milk or soy milk
- 6 large eggs, beaten
- 4 oz. shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 C diced pan friend potatoes (hash browns) – optional
Preheat oven to 400 degrees f.
Pat crust into pie plate. Flute edges and chill while preparing the rest of the ingredients.
Mix eggs, milk and 1/2 cheddar cheese. Salt & pepper to taste.
Remove crust from the refrigerator. Place tomatoes in an even layer on the bottom of the crust. Sprinkle with salt & pepper to taste. Layer sliced onion rings on top of the tomatoes and evenly distribute the minced garlic. Top with spinach and 1/2 the basil. Layer potatoes evenly on top.Pour egg mixture evenly over the vegetable layers. Layer with remaining basil and sprinkle the remaining cheddar cheese over the top.
Bake at 400 degrees for 40 minutes. Allow to cool 10-15 minutes until set.
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mahalo for the ideas and the recipe.
kauairosina- Posts : 656
Join date : 2014-01-16
Age : 88
Location : Lawai, Hawaii, 96765
Malabar Spinach
You are very welcome kauairosina.
Let me know if you want more recipes. We have a few more we use.
Let me know if you want more recipes. We have a few more we use.
Re: Malabar spinach
audrey.jeanne.roberts wrote:Is "mucilaginous" a fancy word for slimey?! When I used it for juicing, I could have made a green slime any little boy would have loved to use for halloween, LOL!
Malabar Spinach
Hi Sanderson,
No I didn't think of it.
Can it just be re-copied or does it have to be re-typed?
Thanks
Gloria
No I didn't think of it.
Can it just be re-copied or does it have to be re-typed?
Thanks
Gloria
Re: Malabar spinach
You can copy the contents and then just paste where appropriate, then add your title. Thanks
Re: Malabar spinach
Audrey, Here is your Malabar spinach. It spent some time under runaway cantaloup vines. Not slimy at all.
malabar spinach, et al
That looks more like Okinawan spinach, which is not slimy. Our Malabar spinach has rounded leaves. I'll try to remember to take a picture tomorrow or this evening. Too doggone hot to go out their now.
kauairosina- Posts : 656
Join date : 2014-01-16
Age : 88
Location : Lawai, Hawaii, 96765
Re: Malabar spinach
Maybe this is from the New Zealand spinach seeds from Audrey. Supposed to be heat resistant. It tastes like spinach. I just assumed that the larger seeds were Mal and the smaller seeds were NZ.
malabar spinach, et al
Thanks. New Zealand spinach it is. Could not remember the proper name.
kauairosina- Posts : 656
Join date : 2014-01-16
Age : 88
Location : Lawai, Hawaii, 96765
Re: Malabar spinach
I had never heard of these until someone asked about companion plants. Now I'm fascinated. Do you still have any of these seeds you'd like to swap for ??audrey.jeanne.roberts wrote:I have some of these seeds and haven't planted them yet, thanks for the reminder! I can share too, Sanderson. Let me know and I can send some to you if Molly doesn't have enough to share.
Re: Malabar spinach
What's the difference?sanderson wrote:I only have New Zealand. It survives heat and light freezes.
Re: Malabar spinach
Malabar is slimy and vines up. NZ is like spinach and sprawls. See my photo above of NZ and Has' photo of Malabar on page one.
Re: Malabar spinach
I couldn't get my New Zealand (Johnny's Seeds) spinach to germinate.
yolos- Posts : 4152
Join date : 2011-11-20
Age : 74
Location : Brooks, Ga Zone 7B/8A
Re: Malabar spinach
If I remember correctly, I put 2 NZ and 2 Malabar seeds in a square (from Audrey). Nothing, then one day there was a little NZ popping up. I didn't do any seed prep. Takes a while to germinate.
Re: Malabar spinach
correct. After you get your first season in, let seed and you will have an army next season, all volunteer.sanderson wrote:If I remember correctly, I put 2 NZ and 2 Malabar seeds in a square (from Audrey). Nothing, then one day there was a little NZ popping up. I didn't do any seed prep. Takes a while to germinate.
has55- Posts : 2387
Join date : 2012-05-10
Location : Denton, tx
Re: Malabar spinach
I'd love to try Malabar spinach if anyone has any seeds for trade.
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CapeCoddess- Posts : 6824
Join date : 2012-05-20
Age : 68
Location : elbow of the Cape, MA, Zone 6b/7a
Re: Malabar spinach
CapeCoddess wrote:I'd love to try Malabar spinach if anyone has any seeds for trade.
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I do!
Ginger Blue- Posts : 281
Join date : 2016-06-02
Location : New Hampshire, Zone 4
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