Wilted Spinach

  4.2 – 100 reviews  • Greens

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

  1. ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
  2. 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  3. 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  4. 1 tablespoon bottled minced garlic
  5. 1 pinch sea salt
  6. 1 pinch ground black pepper
  7. 4 ounces baby spinach
  8. 1 ½ tablespoons pine nuts

Instructions

  1. In a bowl, mix the olive oil, vinegar, lemon juice, garlic, salt, and pepper.
  2. 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.
  3. Toss spinach in a bowl with the dressing, and sprinkle with pine nuts to serve.

Reviews

Jessica Alexander
Super simple and tasty! Great addition to almost any entree.
Joshua Schwartz
Excellent easy and delicious.
Steven Hampton
I made it larger x 4 for everything
Kenneth Rocha
I made it and it was delicious but 4 oz. was not enough, no seconds.
Micheal Ruiz
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.
Katie Thompson
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.
Rebecca Cruz
Very good. I substituted pumpkin kernels in place of the pine nuts,
Jordan Allen
These were easy and quick to make. I added cranberries.
Samuel Figueroa
Extremely easy to make and the wife and kids loved it.
John Chambers
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.
Jacob Hawkins
easy and delicious!!
Kevin Barnes
The balsamic vinegar overpowers everything, and there’s entirely too much dressing for such a small amount of spinach.
Tara White
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.
Lauren Hanna
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.
Donna Roberts
Used only about 1/2 the sauce – plenty and forgot the pine nuts. Good, simple, easy.
Adam Peters
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
Laura Bruce
I’m not a fan of this…the dressing wasn’t right and the measurements seemed off. I had a few bites.
Erin Wiggins
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 🙂
Nicole Smith
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.
Mary Sherman
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!!
Erin Scott
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.

 

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