Spinach with Garlic and Olive Oil
Spinach with Garlic and Olive Oil is an easy recipe that makes a delicious side dish for any entree when you need one! This a simple and super easy recipe for fresh spinach! Fresh spinach is quickly sautéed with garlic, olive oil, and red pepper until it wilts. It only takes 5 minutes to prep, 5 minutes to saute and it’s ready to serve!
Spinach is by far our favorite green vegetable ever! But the taste is not good if you don’t flavor it with something.
Our mom always made it with garlic, olive oil, salt, and crushed red pepper to give it some heat. With these few ingredients, spinach has TOTALLY transformed into something sensational!
Spinach with Garlic and Olive Oil always turn out absolutely delicious!
The garlic is key to flavoring the spinach and without it, it’s tasteless.
A superfood, spinach is considered to be among the most popular powerful greens these days, promoting good health and essential vitamins and minerals such as vitamins A, C, K, folic acid, and iron!
Fresh spinach is one healthy vegetable, and very easy to cook into a side dish or incorporate into other dishes.
We like to incorporate spinach in many recipes as often as possible, like our soups, and stews.
Fresh spinach is so versatile! We love to eat it sauteed and toss it into salads, soups, casseroles, and even dips.
Simple, straightforward recipe – and you’ll LOVE this recipe as much as we do!
I guess you’ll have to try it this way!
Enjoy!!
MORE TASTY RECIPES for SPINACH!!
Yield: 4 to 5
Spinach with Garlic and Olive Oil
Spinach with Garlic and Olive Oil is an easy recipe that makes a delicious side dish for any entree when you need one! Best of all, it's ready in 10 minutes!
Prep Time
5 minutes
Cook Time
5 minutes
Total Time
10 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 packages (9-ounces each) fresh baby spinach
- 6 to 8 garlic cloves
- 3 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1 Tbsp. of butter
- 1/8 tsp. crushed red pepper
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Rinse spinach and set aside. In a medium pot, heat olive oil and butter. Add the garlic cloves and crushed red pepper. Saute for a few minutes, or until golden brown.
- Add the rinsed Baby Spinach and the salt. Cover with a lid and lower the heat to simmer, about 2 to 3 minutes or so, until the spinach has wilted.
- Uncover, and season with salt to taste. Remove from heat.
- Remove and discard the garlic cloves. Serve immediately.
- Serves 4 to 5
My husband loves cooked spinach. I know he'd love your version.
Spinach is my favorite way to get my greens, and with garlic and crushed red pepper giving it wonderful flavor, anyone could jump on this side dish!
So simple but yet delicious. I am definitely a spinach lover and this looks great
Delicious!
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