Sunday, December 7, 2008

Spinach with Golden Raisins and Pine Nuts


I've had a bag of spinach in my refrigerator for longer than I care to admit. It surprises me that it still looked in tip-top shape this morning and I decided it was time to do something with it.

I had a plan all along. There was a recipe in last month's issue of Food and Wine Magazine. All I needed was the spinach! That's great because sometimes I see a recipe and I hardly have any of the ingredients.

So today was the day.

The toasted pine nuts and plump golden raisins were so wonderful. Sweet and nutty are great with spinach. And I added a little kick with some red pepper flakes.

Food and Wine recommends serving this dish with roast beef and potatoes. I kept it simple and made it the fun part of an egg white omelet, to which I added some goat cheese. It was a great breakfast and I felt like I had something good for me.



Spinach with Raisins and Pine Nuts
Adapted from Food and Wine Magazine

1/2 cup golden raisins
1/2 cup toasted pine nuts
2-3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 1/2 cups chopped white onion
1/2 teaspoon sea salt, or to taste
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
20 ounces fresh spinach (2 bags)

Place the golden raisins in a container with very hot water. Cover and let stand.

Place a pan on medium-high heat. Once it his good and hot, add the olive oil. Only wait a few seconds (just to warm it up) before adding the onion to the pan. Add half of the salt and pepper and saute the onion until it is caramelized and browned.

Add the spinace in batches, along with the remaining salt and pepper. After you add each batch, toss it around in the pan for maybe 2 minutes while it wilts and makes room for more spinach.

Serves 6

Spinach with Raisins and Pine Nuts

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7 comments:

Teresa Cordero Cordell said...

Using the recipe as a stuffing for an omelet, how wonderful. My kind of meal. Great way to eat spinach too. Love the banner with the Elvis.

Marge said...

Wow! This recipe just took me back 20 years to the first time I had a spinach omlet at a little Greek cafe while on vacation South Carolina. Thanks for the recipe!

Anonymous said...

looks great & how utterly healthy at this indulgent time of year!

Rachel said...

This has been bookmarked and stumbled. I don't know which is more droolworthy, though, your spinach or your puppies!

Anonymous said...

Thanks, Rachel! :)

Nate @ House of Annie said...

It's amazing how much spinach cooks down, isn't it? Next time, try adding a splash of white wine to the dish.

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Alicia Foodycat said...

I love having spinach that way - and having it with goats cheese sounds brilliant!