Spinach 'n Onions
"Nice way to serve spinach and so good for you! The secret is not to overcook the spinach. I like to add a few roasted pine nuts or pumkin seeds with a nice jolt of Marsala wine. I love to serve this recipe with recipe#399309. Just spoon the sauce over the spinach when it is on the plate MMMmm"
photo by Garden Gate Kate
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 3 tablespoons lite olive oil
- 1 large red onion, thinly sliced
- 1 lb fresh spinach leaves, cleaned and stems removed
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- salt and pepper
directions
- Heat oil in a skillet.
- When it is hot but not smoking add onions.
- Saute, stirring constantly, until the onion is carmelized, about 15 min let some of the onion get quite dark and crisp.
- Add spinach, but only for a minute or two, stir until just wilted.
- Add lemon juice and salt& pepper.
- Serve.
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Reviews
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Simple and wonderful! I added some extra lemon juice and used plain ol' regular onions. I used this recipe as a filling inside rolled-up rotis for a great, light dinner! -
This was really nice... my family loved it (especially my mother, being a spinach fan!). I added some crushed garlic to the onions and it gave a lovely bit of extra flavour, but I'm sure it would be just as nice as is =) -
loved this recipe. quick and easy and a wonderful flavor. made exactly as directed. next time i want to add garlic just cause i love garlic even though recipe does not need it. my spinach was way passed the "use by" date and the end result was still delicious. -
I used a Vidalia onion for the red onion. The caramelization from the Vidalia and the tartness from the lemon juice was an outstanding sweet and sour accent for the spinach. Thank you, Bergy, for sweet 'n savory Spinach 'n Onions. -
Not too bad, my wife didn't care for the lemony taste and would have preferred balsamic vinegar instead. Make sure to use fresh spinach! I tried it with week old spinach, and it was not pleasant.
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Made this with chicken and orzo....very tasty but not one I'll probably make again. I followed the directions to the letter and while it was good....I just didn't like the mix of the red onions with the spinach. Kind of overwhelmed it for me. I guess I just love the taste of the spinach being the most pronounced ingredient and we tasted a bit too much onion despite the fact that I didn't even use the whole onion. Maybe I'll try it again with a sweet onion instead of a red onion. Still a nice recipe nonetheless. Thank you for posting.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Bergy
Small town in the Okanagan, B.C.
On January 10 2010 I will celebrate 9 years of Life with Zaar. I can't imagine being without it! It has become part of my daily routine.
I feel very privileged to be one of the hosts on the Photo Forum. Taking photos of my culinary efforts is a full time hobby and I love it. My friends all know what to expect when they come to dinner "Are you finished taking pictures?" or "Did you get a photo of so & so?" I never let them wait too long and the food is NEVER cold! I now have over 6000 photos on Zaar - some fairly good and some definitely not so good. I am happy to say that practice does help.
My roots are in Vancouver BC Canada - a very beautiful city that holds many wonderful memories for me. In 1990, I decided that for my retirement years I may want to settle in a smaller community and found a slice of heaven in the North Okanagan B.C. I love living here but every once in a while I miss the bright city lights, the Broadway shows and some of the small wonderful ethnic restaurants that Vancouver abounds in. That is easily resolved. I just take a trip to the coast, visit with friends for a weekend see a show and feast on Dim Sum or other specialty foods.
I am getting a bit long in the tooth but was a very adventurous person. I have river rafted Hell's Gate on the Fraser river, been up in a glider over Hawaii (no not a Hang Glider!), gone hot air ballooning in the Napa Valley & the Fraser Valley, driven dune buggies on the dunes in Oregon, Para sailing in Mexico and tried many other adventurous, challenging, fun things. I have yet to try bungee jumping or sky diving. I may do them yet. I love to travel and experience other cultures. Mexco has been a favorite haunt. I have visited that lovely country many many times. Australia is another favorite as is England!
In the past 16 months I have taken off 61 pounds and feel wonderful. I am off all medications and all systems are GO! In years I may be 79 but in spirit I am still in my forties. We are only as old as we allow ourselves to feel. Always think positive. Do something a bit challenging every day & always do something silly every day. Be a kid again! Laugh every day - it is internal jogging.
Here are a few of my photos
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