Garlic Sautéed Spinach Recipe

Right here’s a brilliant fast Sautéed Spinach that may pair fantastically with most proteins. It takes mere minutes to cook dinner, and is an effective way to incorporate an unlimited quantity of greens right into a meal with out even realising it. And the garlic flavour is fabulous!

SAUTEED SPINACH – A QUICK HEALTHY SIDE

It is a fast vegetable aspect that I make ALOT so it’s excessive time I shared. It’s been pictured on the aspect of many foremost dishes that I’ve shared over time – often as a result of I’m scrambling for one thing fast to placed on the aspect to finish a photograph!

And past utilizing this Sautéed Spinach as a prop for pictures, that is one thing that often seems in my actual life day-to-day cooking for the very cause that it’s so fast with the added bonus that it’s a simple technique to eat an enormous mound of greens with only a few bites as a result of spinach wilts to a lot when it’s cooked!

SPINACH NUTRITION – it’s GOOD for you!

Spinach is low in energy however wealthy in iron and nutritional vitamins C and A, plus it’s a extremely good supply of dietary fibre. It additionally incorporates protein (hiya Popeye!), iron, nutritional vitamins and minerals. It’s good to your pores and skin, hair and bone well being, and research have proven that it might decrease the danger of most cancers.

So don’t we love how straightforward it’s to eat LOADS with out even realising it! This recipe requires two bunches of spinach and initially, it fills your complete skillet. However in simply a few minutes to wilts down by virtually 80%.

This photograph solely exhibits one of many bunches (don’t ask me why I didn’t snap a photograph of each!)

As a result of I like my spinach simply wilted, slightly than cooked so it’s very limp, I choose to chop the leafy half from the stems as a result of the stems take longer to cook dinner. However should you don’t thoughts cooking your spinach longer, be at liberty to maintain among the stems.

This Garlic Sautéed Spinach was pictured on the aspect of the Prime Rib recipe I shared a couple of weeks in the past (pictured beneath) and some readers have requested I share it – so right here it’s! It’s the type of aspect that’s splendid for any meaty mains as a result of it’s fairly gentle and contemporary, and a great way to pack in a strong hit of greens in only a few bites!

Garlic Sautéed Spinach Recipe

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Serves: 2 Prep Time: 5 minutes Cooking Time: 4 minutes 4 minutes

Nutrition facts: 100 calories 20 grams fat

Rating: 5.0/5

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Ingredients

• 2 bunches spinach (Note 1)
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves , finely chopped
• Salt and pepper

Instructions

1. Trim the stem from the leaves, then wash the leaves very well (spinach often holds a lot of dirt).
2. Shake off excess water but do not dry (water droplets helps steam-cook the spinach).
3. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add garlic and cook for 20 seconds until it becomes light golden and smells amazing.
4. Add spinach, then use tongs or 2 wooden spoons to toss until the spinach wilts – about 2 minutes. I like mine just wilted.
5. Remove from heat immediately and sprinkle with salt and pepper and toss once more.
6. Transfer to serving platter and serve.

Notes

1. Spinach is sold here in Australia in bunches. Once the leaves are cut from the stem, the leaves for each bunch amount to about 3 to 4 big handfuls. So use around 8 handfuls of spinach – it wilts by about 80% once sautéed.
Recipe will also work with baby spinach but you will need even more because it’s more delicate so it wilts even more.
I also use this recipe for: Chopped kale, silverbeet / Swiss chard and Asian greens.
2. Scaling recipe (click on servings and slide) – best to cook spinach in batches OR use a very large wok!