Embark on a culinary journey with the enticing flavors of Mediterranean cuisine. Our spinach dish, brimming with vibrant colors and textures, promises a delightful symphony of tastes. Tender spinach leaves are sautéed to perfection, creating a vibrant canvas for a medley of delectable ingredients. Succulent olives, plump raisins, and toasty pine nuts add a delightful combination of briny, sweet, and nutty notes. Garlic and onions infuse a savory aroma, while a sprinkling of lemon zest and juice brightens the dish with a refreshing citrusy tang. This versatile recipe offers three variations to suit your preferences: a classic version, a vegan alternative, and a protein-packed rendition with the addition of crumbled feta cheese or grilled chicken. Each variation promises a unique culinary experience, catering to diverse dietary preferences and taste buds.
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SPINACH WITH PINE NUTS AND RAISINS
Provided by Marian Burros
Categories easy, quick, side dish
Time 20m
Yield 2 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Chop whole onion.
- Heat nonstick pot large enough to hold all the ingredients, until it is medium hot. Add oil, and saute onion.
- Meanwhile, wash, peel, core and seed apples, and cut into small cubes. Reduce heat and add to onion, and continue cooking.
- Trim tough stems from spinach, and wash. Add spinach and raisins to pot; cover, and cook for a couple of minutes, until spinach has wilted. Stir occasionally.
- Stir in pine nuts. Season with salt and pepper, and serve.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 466, UnsaturatedFat 12 grams, Carbohydrate 75 grams, Fat 16 grams, Fiber 19 grams, Protein 18 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 512 milligrams, Sugar 41 grams
SAUTEED SPINACH WITH GOLD RAISINS AND TOASTED PINE NUTS
Steps:
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat, add the oil and heat. Add the shallots and garlic and saute until softened. Add the raisins and cook until warm, about 1 minute. Add the pine nuts, increase the heat, and add the sherry vinegar. Stir with a wooden spoon to scrape up the browned bits that cling to the bottom of the pan. Add the butter and melt, then add the spinach and stir or toss with tongs until wilted. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and serve.
SPINACH WITH OLIVES, RAISINS AND PINE NUTS
Categories Fruit Leafy Green Olive Side Hanukkah Vegetarian Quick & Easy Raisin Pine Nut Spinach Healthy Vegan Bon Appétit Pescatarian Paleo Dairy Free Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added Kosher
Yield Serves 8
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Place colander over large bowl. Line colander with kitchen towel. Toss 1/3 of spinach in heavy Dutch oven over high heat until wilted but still bright green, about 3 minutes. Transfer spinach to prepared colander. Repeat with remaining spinach in 2 batches. Let spinach cool briefly. Gather towel around spinach and squeeze well, pressing out as much liquid as possible. (Can be prepared 8 hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
- Heat olive oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add chopped garlic, olives and raisins and sauté until garlic begins to color, about 3 minutes. Add spinach and toasted pine nuts and toss until heated through. Add vinegar and toss. Season spinach generously with salt and pepper and serve.
SPINACH WITH CHICKPEAS, PINE NUTS & RAISINS
Enjoy this simple spinach side dish with Spanish-style chicken dishes. Toasted almonds work well, too
Provided by Janine Ratcliffe
Categories Side dish
Time 15m
Yield Serves 4 as a side
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat the olive oil in a large non-stick pan. Add the shallot and garlic, and cook until softened. Add the spices, chickpeas and raisins, and cook for 2 mins.
- Tip in the spinach and cook until just wilted. Stir in the pine nuts and serve with an extra drizzle of oil.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 280 calories, Fat 13 grams fat, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 30 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 21 grams sugar, Fiber 5 grams fiber, Protein 8 grams protein, Sodium 0.1 milligram of sodium
SAUTEED SPINACH WITH TOASTED PINE NUTS
Sautéed spinach gets unexpected earthiness and crunch from toasted pine nuts.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Healthy Recipes Gluten-Free Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil and 1 garlic clove in a 12-inch straight-sided skillet over medium-high heat, until garlic is golden, about 3 minutes. Add a quarter of the spinach, and cook just until it wilts, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a colander; drain. Repeat with remaining oil, garlic, and spinach.
- Transfer spinach to a bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Squeeze lemon over spinach, and top with pine nuts.
SPINACH WITH RAISINS AND PINE NUTS (ESPINACS A LA CATALANA)
An addictive melange of spinach, garlic, raisins, pine nuts and good olive oil, this is one of the best Catalan dishes. Its uses in the Catalan kitchen are many - in croquettes or egg tortillas, as a topping for cocas (flat breads), as a filling for savory turnovers or cannelloni, or as a base for baked fish. As a side dish, it goes with just about anything, and nothing beats it in the morning on toast, topped with poached eggs. The recipe is also great made with other wilted greens, such as chard or escarole. Adapted from "The New Spanish Table" cookbook.
Provided by TxGriffLover
Categories Spinach
Time 25m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Place the raisins in a small bowl, add very hot water to cover, and soak until plump, 10 to 15 minutes. Drain well and pat dry with paper towels, then set aside.
- Rinse, but do not drain the spinach. Place the spinach in a large saucepan over medium heat and cover the pan. Cook the spinach in the water that clings to its leaves until just wilted, 4-5 minutes, stirring a few times.
- Transfer the spinach to a colander and squeeze out the excess moisture by pressing on the spinach with the back of a spoon. Chop the spinach coarsely. (The spinach can be prepared a few hours ahead up to this point).
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet or wok over low heat. Add the garlic, pine nuts, and soaked raisins and cook until the nuts and garlic are light golden, 3-5 minutes.
- Increase the heat to medium, add the chopped spinach and cook for about 1 minute, stirring to combine evenly. Season with salt and pepper to taste, transfer to a serving bowl and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 282.8, Fat 21.5, SaturatedFat 2.5, Sodium 137.4, Carbohydrate 21.3, Fiber 4.8, Sugar 9.9, Protein 7.1
SAUTEED SPINACH WITH RAISINS AND PINE NUTS
Sauteed spinachtossed with sweet goldenraisins and lightly toastedpine nuts can be served on theside of our Beef Tenderloin with Shallot Mustard Sauce.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Quick & Easy Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Place golden raisins in a small bowl, and cover with 3/4 cup warm water; set aside. Remove any tough stems from spinach, and wash thoroughly. Set aside.
- Place a wide, 6-quart saucepot over medium-high heat, and add olive oil. Add garlic, and saute for 1 minute. Add pine nuts. Cook, stirring constantly, until golden brown, about 1 minute. Drain the reserved raisins, and add them to pan. Add spinach, and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cook, stirring constantly, just until spinach has wilted, 3 to 4 minutes. Serve immediately.
SPINACH AND PINE NUTS
In the mood for a bit of something green and leafy? Try this scrumptious spinach with pine nuts. Preparation time: 10 minutes. This recipe is from The WEBB Cooks, articles and recipes by Robyn Webb, courtesy of the American Diabetes Association.
Provided by Robyn Webb
Categories Side Dish Vegetables Greens
Time 15m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Wash the spinach, but allow the water to cling to the leaves. Cook the spinach until it wilts in a skillet over medium-high heat, about 3 minutes.
- Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the spinach, pine nuts, and garlic and cook for 2 minutes. Season with pepper and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 83.2 calories, Carbohydrate 8.8 g, Fat 3.9 g, Fiber 5.1 g, Protein 7.2 g, SaturatedFat 0.6 g, Sodium 179.6 mg, Sugar 1 g
SPINACH WITH RAISINS & PINE NUTS
This iron-rich green is a healthy choice as a side dish- serve with fruity raisins and olive oil, and a little contrasting balsamic vinegar
Provided by Mary Cadogan
Categories Side dish
Time 15m
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Heat the oil in a large pan, add the pine nuts and fry until golden. Add the raisins and fry briefly, then add the spinach leaves and turn in the pan over a fairly high heat until the leaves are just wilted. Sprinkle in the balsamic and seasoning, warm through and serve straight away.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 103 calories, Fat 8 grams fat, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 5 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 5 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 3 grams protein, Sodium 0.3 milligram of sodium
SPINACH PIE WITH RAISINS AND PINE NUTS
Make and share this Spinach Pie With Raisins and Pine Nuts recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Mercy
Categories Savory Pies
Time 2h5m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Make the dough: Combine the flour and salt on the counter and work in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
- Add 2 of the eggs and continue to work until the mixture forms a dough.
- Gather into a ball and knead gently for a few seconds until smooth; cut into two pieces, one slightly larger than the other, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Make the filling: Soak the raisins in warm water to cover for 30 minutes; drain.
- eanwhile, heat 1 teaspoon of the olive oil and sauté the pine nuts until golden and aromatic, about 3 minutes, stirring all the while.
- Remove with a slotted spoon.
- Add the remaining olive oil and cook the onions and garlic until wilted.
- Stir in the spinach, salt, pepper, and some freshly grated nutmeg.
- Cook 5 minutes, turn out into a bowl, and stir in the eggs, raisins, pine nuts, and Parmigiano.
- Adjust the salt if necessary.
- Preheat the oven to 375°F.
- Roll out the two balls of dough on a lightly floured work counter to a thickness of 1/8".
- Line a buttered 9" springform pan with the larger circle, fill with the spinach mixture, and close with the smaller circle.
- Brush with the remaining beaten egg and bake 35 minutes, until the dough is golden brown and crisp.
- Serve hot or at room temperature.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 789.7, Fat 47.7, SaturatedFat 20.6, Cholesterol 207.7, Sodium 582.2, Carbohydrate 70.9, Fiber 5.3, Sugar 13.5, Protein 23.8
SPINACH WITH PINE NUTS AND RAISINS
A nice side for winter meat entrees, this bright and flavorful dish is a delicious way to get your greens onto any table. The simple list of ingredients makes it easy to prepare. -Gretchen Whelan, San Francisco, California
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 35m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Place raisins in a small bowl. Cover with boiling water; let stand for 5 minutes. Drain and set aside., In a Dutch oven, cook pine nuts and garlic in oil over medium heat for 2 minutes. Stir in raisins; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the spinach, salt and pepper; cook just until tender, 4-5 minutes. Serve with a slotted spoon.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 171 calories, Fat 13g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 175mg sodium, Carbohydrate 11g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 5g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
SPINACH WITH PINE NUTS AND RAISINS
Provided by Joyce Goldstein
Categories Side Sauté Vegetarian Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur Raisin Pine Nut Spinach Kosher Vegan Pescatarian Paleo Dairy Free Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added
Yield Makes 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Rinse the spinach well and remove the stems. Place in a large sauté pan with only the rinsing water clinging to the leaves. Cook over medium heat, turning as needed until wilted, just a few minutes. Drain well and set aside. Add the olive oil to the now-empty pan and place over medium heat. Add the onions and sauté until tender, about 8 minutes. Add the spinach, raisins, and pine nuts and sauté briefly to warm through. Season with salt and pepper and serve warm or at room temperature.
SAUTEED SPINACH WITH PINE NUTS
Provided by Pierre Franey
Categories easy, quick, side dish
Time 20m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Pick over the spinach leaves and remove the large stems. Wash and drain well. Remove all the moisture by placing between paper towels and patting dry.
- In a large skillet over high heat, heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and half the spinach, half the nutmeg and half the pine nuts. Add salt and pepper to taste. Cook and toss very quickly until the spinach is just wilted. Drain. Repeat the procedure with the remaining ingredients and serve hot.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 137, UnsaturatedFat 10 grams, Carbohydrate 4 grams, Fat 13 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 4 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 234 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram
Tips:
- For the best flavor, use fresh spinach leaves. If using frozen spinach, thaw it completely and squeeze out any excess water before using.
- If you don't have pine nuts, you can substitute chopped walnuts or almonds.
- If you don't have golden raisins, you can use regular raisins or dried cranberries.
- If you don't have kalamata olives, you can use black olives or green olives.
- You can add a splash of white wine or lemon juice to the spinach for extra flavor.
- Serve the spinach immediately or store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Conclusion:
This spinach with olives, raisins, and pine nuts is a delicious and healthy side dish that can be enjoyed with a variety of meals. It's packed with flavor and nutrients, and it's a great way to get your daily dose of vegetables. If you're looking for a simple and flavorful way to prepare spinach, this recipe is a great option.
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