Wilted Spinach with Currants and Pine Nuts
February 2006
Makes: 4 servings
Prep: 5 mins
Cook: 5 mins
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, smashed
- 1/4cup pine nuts
- 1/4cup dried currants
- 1 large bag of prewashed spinach (10 ounces)
- Salt
- Juice of half a lemon (optional)
- Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic, pine nuts and currants and cook until the pine nuts are slightly browned, about 1 minute. Increase the heat to medium-high, add the spinach and toss with tongs until wilted. Season the spinach with salt. Remove the pan from the heat, drizzle the spinach with the lemon juice and serve.