Recipe courtesy of Chris Schlesinger
Quick-Sauteed Spinach with Garlic
- Yield: 4 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 161
- Total Fat
- 14
- Saturated Fat
- 2
- Carbohydrates
- 8
- Dietary Fiber
- 4
- Sugar
- 1
- Protein
- 4
- Cholesterol
- 0
- Sodium
- 401
- Total: 24 min
- Prep: 20 min
- Cook: 4 min
Ingredients
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 1/4 pounds spinach, trimmed, well washed, and dried
3 cloves garlic, peeled and very thinly sliced
1 lemon, halved
Generous pinch red pepper flakes
Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper, to taste
Directions
- In your largest saute pan, heat the oil over high heat until very hot, almost smoking. Add the spinach and cook, stirring furiously, for about 1 to 2 minutes, the spinach should turn bright green and wilt slightly. Add the garlic and continue to cook, stirring rapidly, for 30 seconds.
- Remove the spinach from the heat, squeeze the lemon over the top, and add the red pepper and salt and black pepper. Toss well and serve.