

I love roasted fresh green beans, but the canned have their place. It’s amazing I never even had fresh green beans until I cooked them myself in my 20s… always frozen or canned until then. Of course the texture of canned is way softer. It makes them appropriate for different uses, like I’d rather have canned in a 3 bean salad. Kind of a whole different vegetable. As far as a spinach, I don’t see any reason to use frozen and the idea of canned spinach fills me with disquiet.

I sub spinach for lettuce often on sandwiches. Same with other baby greens like chard, or even watercress or arugula.