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Wilted Spinach with Pine Nuts and Lemon-Yogurt Dressing

Wilted Spinach with Pine Nuts and Lemon-Yogurt Dressing

This lovely little warm wilted spinach dish will enhance a quiet summer evening meal of pasta, bread, olives and cheese with a loved one … there's no need to tell your special friend that it's especially nourishing and healthy besides.


Wilted Spinach with Pine Nuts and Lemon-Yogurt DressingWilted Spinach with Pine Nuts and Lemon-Yogurt Dressing
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Adapted from Mediterranean Harvest: Vegetarian Recipes from the World's Healthiest Cuisine
Cuisine: Turkish
Published on August 26, 2008

Wilted fresh baby spinach leaves with a zesty seasoning and served with a tangy and creamy yogurt-lemon dressing

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Dressing:
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/2 cup whole fat yogurt, drained in a cheesecloth for several hours or overnight
  • juice from 1 lemon (3 tablespoons)
Spinach:
  • 10 oz (285 g) baby spinach
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 small red onion, finely chopped
  • 1 fresh green chile, seeded and minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon brown sugar
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 tablespoon pine nuts
  • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
  • fresh ground black pepper to taste
Instructions:
  • To make the dressing, mash together the garlic with the salt in a mortar and pestle. Mix together with the drained yogurt and lemon juice. Add more salt if desired and set aside.

  • Put the baby spinach in a bowl and cover with boiling water. Let stand for just a couple of minutes, then drain and rinse with cold water. Squeeze dry and chop.

  • Heat a medium saucepan or wok over medium heat. When hot, add the olive oil, wait a few moments, then swirl around to coat the pan. Toss in the onion, chile, sugar and cumin and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until the onion is tender. Stir in the pine nuts and continue to stir for a couple of minutes until the pine nuts are lightly browned.

  • Remove from heat and season with salt and fresh ground black pepper, or set aside to reheat gently with a little water later on if preparing ahead of time. Transfer to a serving plate and top with the dressing.

Makes 2 servings

Wilted Spinach with Pine Nuts and Lemon-Yogurt Dressing

13 comments:

  1. Looks delicious, I like this combination of spinach with pine nuts and onions,very interesting :)

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  2. lovely - the flavors would work so well together. love the dressing!

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  3. Im loving this - too good for my hubby though!! Only joking!

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  4. I love the spinach and pine nuts together, could probably eat this dish without dressing :)

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  5. Always looking for a new way to use greens. . . this seems like a perfect way!

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  6. I like the combination of spinach with the yoghurt-garlic dressing as well as the spices.

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  7. Ooo this looks delicious AND healthy. I especially like the sound of that dressing.

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  8. This sounds like tasty and healthy salad.

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  9. spinach and pine nuts, must be tasting really good. and the yogurt dressing adding that little bit of tartness. i must try this out. really nice recipe

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  10. What a beautiful and healthy dish. Loved the yogurt dressing combination.

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  11. this looks spendid - I love the idea of this served with pasta - too often I buy a packet of baby spinach and then am racking my brains for how to use it all up so will try and remember this one next time

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  12. Tossed with pasta … that's a great idea.

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  13. This looks FANTASTIC! I know I seem a bit over-enthusiastic, but it really does fascinate me. I've been trying to catch up on my blog rounds-- being quite a bit behind, and this really just jumped out at me. It's definitely going to be made, and soon.

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