Thursday, October 4, 2007

Healthy Greek Style Spinach

Spinach can taste delicious, and many who didn't care for spinach when young love this recipe. Since spinach is high in vitamins A, C, E, and K and rich source of antioxidants, we should all include it in our diets. Add a little garlic and olive oil and you have a super healthy dish.

Ingrediants:

  • 4 cloves of garlic, minced
  • 3 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 lb. fresh spinach leaves
  • 3 oz. Feta cheese
  • juice of half a lemon
  • salt and pepper to taste

Wash the spinach leaves in cold water and drain excess water.Heat the olive oil in a large saute pan until hot and then add the garlic. Cook the garlic 1 to 2 minutes until golden (not dark) brown. Add the spinach and stir in with the olive oil and garlic. Sometimes the leaves may be too bulky to fit the pan, so let them cook a couple of minutes until the leaves wilt some and you can add more. When all the leaves are in the pan stir in the lemon juice and cook until all the leaves are wilted and most water from the leaves is gone. Remove from heat, stir in the Feta cheese, salt, and pepper, Serve hot.

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