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Espinaca a La Catalan (Catalan-Style Spinach)

At a Glance

Prep
10 minutes
Cook
5 minutes
Total
15 minutes
Servings
4 serving(s)

Categories

  • Side Dish
  • Catalan
  • Spanish
  • Sauté
  • Easy
  • Spinach

Dietary

  • Vegan

Allergens

  • Tree nuts

Servings & Nutrition

Original recipe serves 4. Current scale: 1x.

Calories 183.5 per serving 734 for selected servings
Fat 12.9g per serving 51.6g for selected servings
Sugar 10.7g per serving 42.8g for selected servings
Protein 3.6g per serving 14.4g for selected servings
Carbohydrates 17.1g per serving 68.4g for selected servings

A spinach side dish from the Catalan region in Spain. Strong Moorish influences! Whatever you do, DO NOT overcook the spinach! From Jose Andres Tapas: A Taste of Spain in America. Love Jose's recipes!

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Equipment

Large pan

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons spanish extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 gravenstein apple, peeled, cored, and cut into 1/4 inch cubes (read *NOTE)
  • 1/4 cup pine nuts
  • 1/4 cup seedless dark raisin
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste
  • 10 ounces fresh Baby Spinach, washed and patted dry (I use a salad spinner)

Instructions

  1. *NOTE: Original recipe specified a golden delicious apple. However any apple variety that holds its shape well for baking will work in this recipe: Rome beauty, braeburn, gala, for example.

  2. Heat the olive oil in a large pan over a medium-high flame.

  3. When the oil is very hot, add the apple cubes and cook until they are lightly browned; about 1-2 minutes.

  4. Add the pine nuts and cook until they are lightly browned; about 20-30 seconds. Watch pan carefully as the pine nuts can burn quite easily! *Constantly stir the nuts to avoid burning.*.

  5. Add the raisins and the 1/2 teaspoon salt; stir together. Add the spinach and sauté very fast until it just starts to wilt; about another 20-30 seconds.

  6. Now remove the pan from the heat; the spinach will continue to wilt off the heat.

  7. Add salt to taste, and serve immediately.

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