Sauteed Spinach with Garlic Recipe
This is a delicious and healthy dish that takes 5 minutes to make and goes with almost anything--asian, mediterranean or american. Barefoot Contessa has a similar recipe but adds butter and extra salt. You don't need that, but can add if you like. Fresh spinach is much better than frozen in this dish.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds fresh spinach leaves (baby spinach is best)
- 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 Tbsp chopped garlic (6 cloves)
- 2 tsp kosher salt or to taste
- 1/4 tsp fresh ground pepper or to taste
- 1 Lemon squeezed or to taste
Directions
- Rinse spinach in cold water. Spin or pat dry.
- In a large pot, heat olive oil and saute garlic on Med about 1 minute or until translucent. Add spinach, salt and pepper to pot and toss with garlic and oil. Cover and cook for 2 minutes.
- Uncover th pot, turn heat to High, and cook for another minute, stirring until spinach is wilted.
- Using a slotted spoon or spatula, lift the spinach into a serving bowl and squeeze lemon over. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed. Serve immediately.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 91g | |
| Recipe makes 6 servings | |
| Calories 63 | |
| Calories from Fat 43 | 68% |
| Total Fat 4.83g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat 0.67g | 3% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium 840mg | 35% |
| Potassium 468mg | 13% |
| Total Carbs 3.92g | 1% |
| Dietary Fiber 1.9g | 6% |
| Sugars 0.39g | 0% |
| Protein 2.51g | 4% |
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January 14, 2011
This was great! I didn't have quit enough spinach though...and I only cut the salt by a little more than half...it wasn't nearly enough...I should have only put 1/8 of the salt in.... so besides being really salty it was really good. Both my kids ate it! It is amazing that I even got my daughter to eat it. She said it tasted like the broccoli that I make....whatever works right!1 replyI've cooked/tasted this recipe!
