Photo by Greg Sailor '08

As a frequent patron of the salad bar, I would say spinach is the “it” veggie of this spring. Last night there was actually a line just for spinach.  A long line.  And, as you may know, any time Peirce is sans spinach there are a lot of disappointed faces in the servery. (Not quiet the ketchup crisis of 2011, but a challenge that must be overcome nonetheless.) So in this week’s Made in Peirce we bring you some delectable dishes with spinach as the main ingredient.

Spinach Apple Salad:

• Fill a bowl to your heart’s desire with spinach
• Sprinkle bleu cheese and crunchy asian noodles (or croutons) throughout
• Cut up about half a large apple (preferably yellow or green) into small pieces and add to dish
• Top off with balsamic dressing

Open-face Sandwich 

• Start off by toasting a slice of bread of your choosing (I used multigrain)
• First layer on a slice of provolone or colby-jack cheese
• Next add a few leaves of spinach, a couple onions and green pepers
• Then spread on a small portion of tuna salad
• Place sandwich onto the panini press but do not close it. The heat of the bottom half of the panini press should melt your cheese effectively.
• After removing your sandwich, feel free to garnish with more spinach, a tomato or other vegetables