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Catalan Spinach

Course Salad, Side Dish
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • ¼ cup raisins
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • ¼ cup pine nuts pistachios or chopped almonds
  • 6 cups spinach chopped
  • 2 teaspoons sherry vinegar
  • sea salt and freshly ground pepper

Instructions
 

  • Pour raisins in a small bowl and cover with warm water.  This plumps them up.
  • Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.  Mince garlic clove and add, cooking briefly, just until the garlic starts to turn golden and fragrant.  Drain raisins and add them to the skillet.
  • Then add the nuts.  Stir so they toast, just for a minute or two.
  • Now add your chopped spinach by the handful.  Turn off the heat, stir and let the spinach wilt just slightly. The leaves should remain bright green.
  • Splash in the sherry vinegar, stir for another minute and season with sea salt and fresh ground pepper.
Keyword Catalan Spinach, Tapas