A delicious Mediterranean dressing for the wilted spinach.
Prep Time: | 15 mins |
Cook Time: | 3 mins |
Additional Time: | 2 mins |
Total Time: | 20 mins |
Servings: | 2 |
Yield: | 2 servings |
Ingredients
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon bottled minced garlic
- 1 pinch sea salt
- 1 pinch ground black pepper
- 4 ounces baby spinach
- 1 ½ tablespoons pine nuts
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix the olive oil, vinegar, lemon juice, garlic, salt, and pepper.
- Place the spinach over boiling water in a pot fitted with a steamer basket, and steam 2 to 3 minutes, until wilted but not soggy.
- Toss spinach in a bowl with the dressing, and sprinkle with pine nuts to serve.
Reviews
Super simple and tasty! Great addition to almost any entree.
Excellent easy and delicious.
I made it larger x 4 for everything
I made it and it was delicious but 4 oz. was not enough, no seconds.
I used a 10 oz. bag of spinach and put everything in a large pot and put it on low. It was perfect. My husband loved it.
We loved it. The only thing I changed was to use frozen spinach in the bag. Everything else as written. I think it would also be great with walnuts or pecans.
Very good. I substituted pumpkin kernels in place of the pine nuts,
These were easy and quick to make. I added cranberries.
Extremely easy to make and the wife and kids loved it.
I thought this was absolutely DELICIOUS. I could make this again and again — all of the ingredients are things I love that I always have around the house. My guests thought the balsamic overpowered it a bit too much and thought the entire thing was a little too intense. I thought it was great, and maybe next time they’re over, I’ll dial down the garlic and balsamic.
easy and delicious!!
The balsamic vinegar overpowers everything, and there’s entirely too much dressing for such a small amount of spinach.
The recipe has potential, but I agree with other reviewers – there is way to much dressing for the amount of spinach it calls for. With modifications, I think it could be great, but as written the dressing is overpowering, and the balsamic overwhelmed the taste of the spinach. If we make this recipe again, we will modify the ingredients.
Surprisingly good (especially considering I don’t like spinach or balsamic vinegar). We use 1 pound of baby spinach for four people and serve as a side dish. Once it cooks down one pound of spinach is perfect for the measurements listed here (I barely use any oil though). To make everything go a bit faster: don’t bother steaming and, instead, wilt the spinach in the same pan you used to saute the garlic with the olive oil, lemon, balsamic vinegar, salt, and pepper. Then turn off the heat, add the spinach, and cover for roughly 5 minutes so that the spinach wilts. Toasted pine nuts are a nice addition.
Used only about 1/2 the sauce – plenty and forgot the pine nuts. Good, simple, easy.
I was surprised at how well it turned out. I used fresh minced garlic and walnuts instead of pine nuts. I’ve honestly never made fresh spinach like this, so when I filled the pot and it shrank down, I was like dang and ended up using all the box of spinach haha
I’m not a fan of this…the dressing wasn’t right and the measurements seemed off. I had a few bites.
This was my first time making wilted spinach and it came out heavenly with some changes. The amount of sauce is WAY too much and I used a whole 6oz bag of spinach and I dumped 90% of it out and there was still plenty. I used fresh minced garlic, and omitted the pine nuts because I just wanted it without them. I also added about 2 tablespoons of soy sauce trying to emulate my favorite sushi place. This is really amazing and will be eaten several times a week!! Also, don’t be afraid to use more than just a pinch of pepper 🙂
very tasty, but way too much dressing. I would definitely increase amout of spinanch with the twice the amount at least. Steaming is the best way to cook spinanch and the healthiest. Steam in batches if basket is not big enough.
I quadrupled the amount of spinach only because I wanted to make a bigger batch and the amount of dressing looked like it would handle more. I also toasted the pine nuts. It was fantastic!! This is so easy and is my new favorite way to make spinach. Yum!!
Gave it only 3 stars due to way too much dressing for spinach. I also used an entire bag of spinach but it was still too much. Next time will use half the amount of dressing called for. Put feta & almond slivers on top served with rice & fish.