Spinach with onions & pine nuts

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1. Heat the oil in a large, deep pan. Add the onions, cover, then gently fry for 15 mins until soft and almost transparent. Add the butter and pine nuts, turn up the heat, then fry for 5 mins more or until the onions are dark golden. Stir in the garlic, grate in a little nutmeg, then fry for 1 min. Splash in vinegar.
2. Meanwhile, heat the largest pan you have until very hot. Throw in half the spinach, cover for 20 secs, then stir until just wilted. Tip into a colander set over a bowl, then repeat with the second bag of spinach.
3. To serve, toss the cooked spinach into onion mix and season generously.

TRY IT WITH WINTER GREENS

TASTY KALE WITH BACON Follow the recipe to the end of step 1, adding 8 rashers chopped streaky bacon to the pan with the pine nuts. Trim and shred 800g kale, then boil in salted water for about 4 mins until just tender. Drain, season generously, then toss with the tasty onion mix.

PER SERVING

203 kcalories, protein 7g, carbohydrate 9g, fat 16 g, saturated fat 6g, fibre 0g, salt 0.73 g

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  04 January 2009

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  The kale version of this was a huge hit with everyone. A great way of jazzing up the kale in the veg box!

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  Really yummy.

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  27 January 2009

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  Made this on Christmas Day to go with the turkey. It went down so well I made it again on New Years Day to accompany beef wellington. My 80 year old mother who professes not to like spinach enjoyed it cooked this way.

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Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 large onions , thinly sliced
• 50g butter
• 50g pine nuts
• 2 garlic cloves , crushed
• grating of nutmeg
• 1 tbsp sherry vinegar
• 2 x 500g bags spinach

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Cook 20 mins

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Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 large onions , thinly sliced
• 50g butter
• 50g pine nuts
• 2 garlic cloves , crushed
• grating of nutmeg
• 1 tbsp sherry vinegar
• 2 x 500g bags spinach

PER SERVING

203 kcalories, protein 7g, carbohydrate 9g, fat 16 g, saturated fat 6g, fibre 0g, salt 0.73 g

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