Vegan spinach recipes

Spinach, sweet potato & lentil dhal

A comforting vegan one-pot recipe that counts for 3 of your 5-a-day! You can't go wrong with this iron-rich, low-fat, low-calorie supper.

Saag aloo

Nutritious spinach makes the base for this traditional, healthy Indian side dish, combined with potato and spices

Spinach & chickpea dhal

Make this quick and easy dhal with just four ingredients: chickpeas, spinach, coconut cream and aubergine pickle. It's vegan, gluten-free and so tasty

Squash & spinach fusilli with pecans

You don’t have to be vegan to enjoy this colourful low-fat, low-calorie squash and spinach pasta topped with pecans. It's tasty as well as healthy

Spinach with raisins & pine nuts

This iron-rich green is a healthy choice as a side dish- serve with fruity raisins and olive oil, and a little contrasting balsamic vinegar

Spaghetti puttanesca with red beans & spinach

Get four of your 5-a-day with this healthy vegan puttanesca. With spaghetti, kidney beans, tomatoes, olives and spinach, it's quick, easy and full of nutrients

Chana masala (chickpea curry) with spinach

A superhealthy vegetable-packed curry with chickpeas, spinach and tomatoes. Serve this delicious Indian dish with filling brown basmati rice

Spinach & chickpea curry

A low-fat, low-calorie Indian vegan one-pot that's full of delicious sunshine flavours and hot spice

Spinach & green bean salad

This salad is quick and simple to prepare, and goes beautifully with fish - you can prepare most of it ahead, too

Green breakfast smoothie

Blitz healthy ingredients for an energy-boosting breakfast. Using unsweetened brown rice milk fortified with calcium and vitamins makes it more nutritious

Root veg lentil bowl with herb pistou

Give your leftover Christmas veg a healthy makeover with this meal in a bowl. Packed with lentils, spinach and herbs, it's filling and flavourful. Try it with carrots or parsnips 

Avocado smoothie

This easy smoothie gets its vibrant green colour from avocado, cucumber, spinach and kale. Blitz with pineapple and coconut water.

Chickpea curry

This easy chickpea curry, created by reader Jon Gregg, is a vegan recipe that's three of your five-a-day. It works well as a main course or a simple side dish

Orzo with spinach & cherry tomatoes

A tiny rice-shaped variety of pasta makes this dish almost like risotto. It's quick, healthy, filling and suitable for vegetarians

Satay sweet potato curry

Cook this tasty vegan curry for an exotic yet easy family dinner. With spinach and sweet potato, it boasts two of your five-a-day and it’s under 400 calories