Title: Unlock the Mediterranean Delights: A Culinary Journey with Spinach, Pine Nuts, and Raisins
Spinach with pine nuts and raisins is a classic Mediterranean dish that embodies the region's vibrant flavors and healthy ingredients. This versatile dish can be served as a warm or cold salad, a flavorful side dish, or even as a vegetarian main course.
The base of this dish is fresh spinach, which provides a foundation of mild, earthy flavor. Pine nuts add a rich, nutty texture and a boost of healthy fats, while raisins contribute a touch of sweetness and chewiness. The combination of these ingredients creates a symphony of flavors and textures that will tantalize your taste buds.
This article presents a collection of recipes that explore the diverse culinary possibilities of spinach with pine nuts and raisins. From a classic sautéed spinach dish to a refreshing spinach salad with a tangy dressing, these recipes offer a range of options to suit every taste and occasion.
Whether you're looking for a quick and easy weeknight meal or a special dish to impress your guests, this article has something for you. With detailed instructions and helpful tips, these recipes will guide you through the process of creating delicious and nutritious spinach dishes that will transport you to the heart of the Mediterranean.
SPINACH WITH RAISINS AND PINE NUTS
Spinach with raisins and pine nuts, when simply yet perfectly sauteed as here, is a classic for a reason. Serve as tapas, side dish, or topper for pasta.
Provided by Rachel Roddy
Categories Sides
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Soak the raisins in a bowl with enough warm water to cover for 10 minutes.
- Rinse the spinach in a couple changes of cold water. Discard any wilted or bruised leaves and trim away any thick, woody stalks.
- Place the spinach in a large pan with nothing but the water that clings to the leaves, cover the pan, and cook over low heat until the spinach has collapsed and is tender. This should take 5 to 10 minutes.
- Transfer the spinach to a colander and drain. Once it's cool enough, squeeze it with your hands to eliminate any excess liquid.
- Meanwhile, peel and gently crush the garlic cloves with the flat side of a knife.
- In a large skillet or sauté pan over medium-low heat, gently cook the garlic until fragrant and lightly golden and then remove it. Add the butter to the pan, let it foam slightly, then add the pine nuts and turn them in the oil before adding the spinach and a pinch of salt. Cook for 2 minutes, or just until the spinach leaves glisten.
- Drain the raisins and add them to the pan, gently turn the ingredients a couple more times, and serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 portion, Calories 214 kcal, Carbohydrate 13 g, Protein 5 g, Fat 18 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 12 mg, Sodium 92 mg, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 6 g, UnsaturatedFat 12 g
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 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 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 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
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
CREAMY SPINACH, PINE NUTS AND RAISINS WITH PASTA
Provided by Marian Burros
Categories dinner, easy, quick, pastas, side dish
Time 30m
Yield 2 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Bring 2 quarts of water to boil in covered pot for orzo.
- Mince shallots in food processor.
- Wash and trim tough stems from spinach, and set spinach aside.
- Mix together yogurt and sour cream.
- When the water boils, cook orzo for 9 to 11 minutes.
- Heat oil in a nonstick pot large enough to hold all the ingredients but the orzo. Saute the shallots in the oil until they begin to turn golden. Stir in the pine nuts and currants, and cook over low heat until pine nuts begin to brown; set aside.
- A few minutes before the orzo is cooked, add spinach to shallot mixture; cover, and cook until spinach wilts.
- Remove from heat, and stir in the yogurt mixture; season with salt and pepper.
- Drain the orzo, and stir in the spinach mixture.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 449, UnsaturatedFat 11 grams, Carbohydrate 64 grams, Fat 16 grams, Fiber 8 grams, Protein 17 grams, SaturatedFat 4 grams, Sodium 312 milligrams, Sugar 21 grams
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.
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
Tips:
- When choosing spinach, look for leaves that are deep green and crisp.
- Wash the spinach thoroughly before using it.
- To remove any excess water from the spinach, you can use a salad spinner or pat it dry with paper towels.
- You can use any type of pine nuts for this recipe, but toasted pine nuts will add more flavor.
- If you don't have raisins on hand, you can substitute dried cranberries or currants.
- To add a bit of extra flavor, you can add a pinch of red pepper flakes or a squeeze of lemon juice to the spinach.
- Serve the spinach warm or at room temperature.
Conclusion:
Spinach with pine nuts and raisins is a delicious and healthy side dish that is perfect for any occasion. It is a great way to get your daily dose of vegetables and is also a good source of fiber, vitamin C, and vitamin K. This dish is also very versatile and can be served warm or at room temperature. So next time you are looking for a healthy and delicious side dish, give this spinach with pine nuts and raisins recipe a try.
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