Spinach with Toasted Pine Nuts
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 by Pam
I grew up eating spinach out of a can with white vinegar... I loved it. I now only buy fresh spinach but I still love it with the zing of vinegar. I added some toasted pine nuts and a bit of lemon zest to sauteed spinach and garlic then added some red wine vinegar to top it off. It was so simple and tasted really fantastic. I loved the crunch of the pine nuts with the smooth spinach. My son didn't love it but the rest of us did - especially my daughter. I served this spinach with my Greek Chicken Thighs and they went perfectly together. It was a delicious and healthy dinner. - 1 large bunch of fresh baby spinach, cleaned and trimmed
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1-2 cloves of garlic minced
- Sea salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1-2 tbsp toasted pine nuts
- 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
In a small skillet over medium heat, add the pine nuts to the DRY pan. Cook for a few minutes, stirring frequently, until golden brown. Remove from the heat and set aside. In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the garlic and stir constantly for 45 seconds then add the clean spinach, sea salt and pepper to taste. Stir frequently for 1 - 2 minutes until wilted. Add the pine nuts, lemon zest and red wine vinegar then mix thoroughly. Serve immediately and enjoy.
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The spinach leaves look a bit different than ours in Indonesia.
Here we like to cook spinach with corn as a soup, a very simple dish... only shallots, spinach, corns, water, sugar and salt (and sometimes we added a spice called "kunci" to give a special aroma, bit not a flavour).
I love a great tasting spinach salad! I prefer spinach over mixed greens because it has a lot more health benefits plus it's loaded with iron!
Spinach, my superfood and I am so lucky that my whole family love spinach, even my son since he was a little boy. He even love it more now as he grow older.
Cheers,
Elra
I love how healthy this dish looks! This is a perfect side!
This is just beautiful, Pam. I have a recipe similar to this one so I can vouch for the great flavor your recipe has.
This is a delicious combination - I have a similar recipe which includes chorizo and as Mary said, great flavour!
change the vinegar for white wine then add fresh cream and make a delicious sauce to go with it. never used pine nuts though.
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looks gorgeous! I grew up with it from a can also and never wanted it. Only fresh in this house too!
Simple and tasty, and spinach is full of vitamins.
Pam this looks and sounds wonderful. A simple, gorgeous and healthy side.
popeye would love this one and so will I!
I didn't grow up eating spinach but I've come to enjoy it. My kids? Now they love it! I think this will be a winner for them as they also love the zip vinegar adds to everything.
Thanks for the recipe!
~ingrid
This is so quick and easy. Love the nutty crunch of the pinenuts. And so healthy for us.
I like this because it is so easy to make a single serving.
You're being so good lately of cooking healthy items. Good for you--send me the mojo vibes? LOL
I love the idea of adding the lemon zest. My Meyers lemons are now ripe, so I have plenty.
I sauteed spinach last night too and added dried cranberries. The lemon zest would have been the perfect kicker!
Looks wonderful! I love the pine nuts in this salad.
Sauteed spinach and garlic is one of my absolute favorite sides, but I have never made it with vinegar or lemon before. I am going to make this tonight -- it looks fabulous!
That sounds wonderful but where can I get some pine nuts? I think you gave me an idea for tonights supper. I just need some fresh spinich. I grew up eating canned spinich too and always put vinigar on it. I still add the vinigar but I prefer frozen over canned and fresh over frozen.
I HEART pinenuts and spinach.
this would just be a party in the mouth, from the crunch of the pine nuts all the way to the tastiness of your dressing. simply divine.
That looks great, I love me some spinach!
Fresh spinach is so good. Much better than canned...Yours looks wonderful.
Simplicity at its best! I love this recipe, what a celebration of fresh flavours!
I love spinach and have never tried it this way. Unique, can't wait to give it a whirl. Thank you.. love your site.
I love your blog, because you really like to keep things simple, but still delicious!!
BTW Pam, sorry for the silly question, but sometimes I feel like a duffus behind the computer.How did you make the category list in your sidebar. Do you create more pages or how?????You can email me if you wish on nina(at)boxpac.co.za. will appreciate your help.Thx
I've never heard of spinach with white vinegar. My mom dumped it out of a can and heated in the microwave with butter while my dad convinced me I'd be strong like Popeye. :)
I love fresh spinach when I can get it. I need to make something lighter than this. I have a difficult time resisting the temptation to make creamed spinach or spinach maria every time.
I think I am going to use your Korean flank steak recipe for the flat iron steak I have waiting for me.
beautiful photos, and a great recipe. looks awesome
I have never tried spinach with vinegar but now I must, I know I will love it...thanks for the tip.
I have never tried the spinach with the vinegar but I do trust you so I must try it sometime. I do enjoy fresh spinach.
I am so glad that you posted a spinach salad. I just bought spinach and was just thinking of ways to zing it up! I am trying to eat healthy and have a HUGE bash to attend in 3 months and want to loose 5-10 lbs! Thanks for that, you are my hero!
This looks good, spinach is one of my favorite veggies! I love simple side dishes that are easy to prep like this one - and you definitely can't beat fresh veggies!
I love the simplicity of this healthy salad, looks yum :-)
We always had canned spinach with a little vinegar and sometimes some hard boiled egg crumbled on top.
Growing up, the only time I saw spinach was on the Popeye cartoons, now I love the stuff. This sounds like a hot version of a summer salad I make - I know it tasted great, and I must give it a try.
Definitely a classic. I love toasted pine nuts...and the smell of them when they're toasting!
Pam, I finally made your beef stew. I kept waiting it to get cold in So. Cal. and finally said, "Sc*** it. I don't care if it's 85 degrees. I'm making stew."
It was such a huge hit. My daughter, the pickiest eater on earth, couldn't get enough of it.
Bad news - no left overs.
I am loving how that spinach looks!! One of my favorite foods...the pine nuts make it perfect!!
The pork looks amazing!