SPINACH WITH ONIONS & PINE NUTS

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Jazz up a bag of spinach with caramelised onions and the crunch of pine nuts

Provided by Jane Hornby

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

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

Steps:

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.
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.
To serve, toss the cooked spinach into onion mix and season generously.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 203 calories, Fat 16 grams fat, SaturatedFat 6 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 9 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 7 grams sugar, Protein 7 grams protein, Sodium 0.73 milligram of sodium