Speedy soy spinach

Speedy soy spinach

A fast and healthy vegetable side dish with an Asian aroma

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4 as a side dish

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 5 mins

Super healthy

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a pan and cook the garlic for a few secs. Tip in the spinach and cook for 2 mins, stirring often until just beginning to wilt. Drizzle over the soy sauce, toss through and scatter with sesame seeds. Great served with chicken or grills.
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Make it different

This basic recipe works well with most green vegetables. You could try blanching broccoli, asparagus or beans until just tender, then cooking as above.

64 kcalories, protein 2g, carbohydrate 2g, fat 5 g, saturated fat 0g, fibre 1g, salt 1.54 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, April 2006.

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Taste team comment

'This spinach dish had a great colour. The whole thing was quick, simple and very tasty indeed. I served it with some grilled salmon and new potatoes.'

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  • 03 June 2008

    stefb84 commented on this recipe

    This is a really tasty way of serving spinach, even my boyfriend enjoyed it and he is determined to not like veg!

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  • 11 February 2009

    Joanna K rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this tonight, really nice subtle flavours of soy, garlic and sesame. I'd definitely recommend it, it's so quick and easy.

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  • 27 September 2009

    sarah_g rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was fantastic! I added some bean sprouts too as I had some in the cupboard, and it was lovely.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4 as a side dish

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 5 mins

Super healthy

Great with grills

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 200g bag spinach
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
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