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Mediterranean Spinach with Pine Nuts and Raisins

This classic recipe is a good way to highlight this nourishing green vegetable. The rich flavor of pine nuts and sweetness of raisins are surprising yet compatible in tandem with the spinach.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    4 servings

Ingredients

1

tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

2

garlic cloves, crushed

2 to 3

tablespoons pine nuts

10 to 12

ounces baby spinach

1

tablespoon lemon juice

1

/4 cup raisins

Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Heat the oil in a soup pot or stir-fry pan. Add the garlic and sauté over low heat for 1 minute, stirring frequently. Add pine nuts to taste and continue to sauté, stirring often, until the nuts and garlic are golden, about 3 minutes longer.

    Step 2

    Add the spinach and cover. Cook for just a minute or two, until the spinach is wilted but still bright green. Remove from the heat.

    Step 3

    Stir in the lemon juice and raisins, season with salt and pepper, and serve.

  2. nutrition information

    Step 4

    Calories: 100

    Step 5

    Total Fat: 6g

    Step 6

    Protein: 3g

    Step 7

    Carbohydrates: 11g

    Step 8

    Fiber: 3g

    Step 9

    Sodium: 60mg

Reprinted with permission from Vegan Express: Featuring 160 Recipes for Quick, Delicious, and Healthy Meals by Nava Atlas. Copyright © 2008 by Nava Atlas. Excerpted by permission of Broadway, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. Nava Atlas is the author of nine cookbooks, including The Vegetarian Family Cookbook, The Vegetarian 5-Ingredient Gourmet, and Vegetarian Soups for All Seasons. She lives in the Hudson Valley region of New York with her husband and two teenage sons (all vegans).