Quote Originally Posted by cassiesmom View Post
I was at a meeting one day last week and lunch was served. Part of it was spinach salad with dried cranberries, almonds and Gorgonzola cheese. The dressing was a vinaigrette. I love spinach salad but this was a bit odd. The stems were still on the spinach leaves - I always cut the stems off with scissors or a knife before I wash the leaves. But these were still on, so I just cut them off with my plastic knife and fork as I ate the salad. Does it matter? My niece sometimes puts a handful of spinach leaves into scrambled eggs and she said she trims off the stems if they're really long. I ended up cutting the spinach leaves anyway because I didn't want to be cramming salad into my mouth in front of all the people at the meeting. I don't like cooked spinach but I do like it in salad.


Thanks,
Elyse
I never cut the stems off. I usually just throw a handful in the bowl and use it as a salad. My favorite is the hot bacon dressing but since giving up sugar I need to make a hot bacon dressing that is sugar free. I love to take spinach salad, add some bacon and salad fixings and top with 2 soft boiled or poached eggs. The yolk makes a perfect dressing..