The perfect Easy Sauté for a Healthy Thanksgiving Side Dish. Great to master for weeknight meals too. Large leaf spinach pairs with golden sliced garlic, lemon rind and toasted pine nuts. A lightened-up version not drenching in oil.
4mediumcloves fresh garlicabout 3 T. sliced (can use 5 cloves)
3teaspoonsextra virgin olive oildivided
1 1/4teaspoonslemon rind strands*from one medium lemon
1/8teaspoonhot chili flakesor to taste
1/8teaspoonsea salt
Instructions
Remove large stems of spinach; wash and dry.
Add pine nuts to a small skillet let over low heat and cook, shaking pan until lightly golden, about 3 minutes - add to a small bowl, reserve.
Peel and slice garlic thinly, but not paper thin. Heat a large 12" - 14" skillet with 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil, set to low heat. Add the garlic, stir to a single layer. Cook until lightly golden. Stir up and cook until all is lightly golden. Remove to a small bowl, reserve.
Sauté Spinach:
To the same pan add 1 teaspoons olive oil, raise heat to medium-high. Add 1/3 of the spinach to the pan with the lemon rind and hot pepper flakes.Sauté until the spinach is mostly limp, add 1 more teaspoon olive oil, add the next third of spinach, stir in and sauté until this batch is limp. Add 1 last teaspoon olive oil, add last third of spinach, stir in and sauté uncovered until all the spinach is just cooked - do not overcook. Stir in salt to your taste.
Serving the Dish:
Place spinach in a large bowl, add garlic and pine nuts and serve.HINT: If making ahead spinach ahead of time, gently reheat spinach until warm. Add garlic and pine nuts and stir until warmed through.
Notes
* Zesting a lemon: Use a lemon zester to remove the yellow skin in thin strips. Cut to 1" lengths. Alternately, peel the lemon rind in large strip with a peeler - cut rind into very thin strips. This recipe may not be reproduced without the consent of its author, Karen Sheer.
COURSE: Side Dish, side vegetable, Thanksgiving Side Dish
CUISINE: American
KEYWORDS: Sautéed Spinach, Sautéed Spinach with garlic, lemon and pine nuts
Nutrition Facts
Sautéed Spinach with Lemon, Garlic & Pine Nuts
Amount per Serving
Calories
87
% Daily Value*
Fat
7
g
11
%
Saturated Fat
1
g
6
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
2
g
Monounsaturated Fat
4
g
Sodium
116
mg
5
%
Potassium
583
mg
17
%
Carbohydrates
5
g
2
%
Fiber
2
g
8
%
Sugar
1
g
1
%
Protein
3
g
6
%
Vitamin A
9315
IU
186
%
Vitamin C
29
mg
35
%
Calcium
102
mg
10
%
Iron
3
mg
17
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.