How to Sauté Fresh Spinach
A quick guide to perfectly sautéing fresh spinach — wilted in garlic-infused olive oil with just enough heat to keep it bright, tender, and delicious. A versatile side dish in minutes.
Equipment
- (Help support our site!)Large Skillet
- (Help support our site!)Cutting Board
- (Help support our site!)Chefs Knife
- Large Bowl
- (Help support our site!)Salad Spinner (Optional)
Ingredients
- 3 bunches Fresh Spinach
- 3 tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 To Taste Salt & Pepper
- 4 clove Garlic Minced
Instructions
- In order to prepare your spinach, cut off the large stems. This is optional you can use the stems if you choose to.
- When all stems are cut take off wire wrap tie.
- Place spinach in a bowl pull out any discolored or over welted spinach leaves.
- Place your bowl under cold running water. You want to use an over sized bowl so particles can fall to the bottom of bowl.
- Swirl the spinach around the pull out of bowl with spider or your hands so particles can fall to the bottom.
- Taking your skillet, heat your olive oil.
- Place your spinach in your heated pan.
- Add ½ cup of water to skillet this will begin a steaming process from the hot pan.
- Begin to turn and mix spinach as it begins to cook down.
- This process will happen quickly. Keep mixing until all the spinach is cooked, add salt, pepper and garlic to season the spinach.
- Place your pan on a tilt to let the excess water drain into lower pan and remove spinach when drained.
Notes
This is a simple sauté method to cook your spinach quickly. Using this method is a simple step to prepare your spinach to consume as is or use it in other meals for later use. The sautéed spinach can be used to make: Spinach and Rice, Spinach & Garlic, etc. By cooking the spinach using this method you are containing the nutrients that spinach has. Spinach is a good source of manganese, magnesium, iron and vitamin B2. In addition, Vitamin K is important for maintaining bone health and it is difficult to find vegetables richer in vitamin K than spinach.
Nutrition
Calories: 322kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 598mg | Potassium: 2870mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 47823IU | Vitamin C: 145mg | Calcium: 516mg | Iron: 14mg