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WILTED BABY SPINACH WITH CRISPY SHALLOTS



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This side dish packs plenty of taste-sauteed Wilted Baby Spinach with Crispy Shallots get flavor and crunch from flash-fried shallots.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Lunch Recipes

Number Of Ingredients 6

Vegetable or light olive oil, for frying
All-purpose flour, for dredging
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
1 large shallot, cut crosswise into rings and separated (about 1/3 cup)
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 pound baby spinach

Steps:

  • Heat 1/2 inch vegetable oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Meanwhile, put the flour in a bowl, and season with salt and pepper. Dredge shallot rings in flour all at once. When the oil is hot (a shallot ring will sizzle on contact), fry rings in batches, shaking off excess flour before transferring them to skillet. Fry until golden brown and crisp, 1 to 3 minutes. Transfer shallot rings with tongs or a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain.
  • Heat the extra-virgin olive oil in a Dutch oven or shallow stockpot over medium heat until hot but not smoking. Add spinach (if it doesn't fit all at once, wait to add more until some of it cooks down, or cook in two batches). Season with salt and pepper. Cover; cook, uncovering occasionally to toss, until spinach is wilted, 2 to 3 minutes.
  • Transfer spinach to a serving bowl with tongs or a slotted spoon, leaving any excess liquid in pot. Sprinkle with shallot rings, and serve immediately.

WILTED BABY SPINACH WITH CRISPY SHALLOTS



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Categories     Fry     Spinach     Shallot

Yield serves 6

Number Of Ingredients 6

Vegetable or light olive oil, for frying
All-purpose flour, for dredging
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
1 large shallot, cut crosswise into rings and separated (about 1/3 cup)
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 pound baby spinach

Steps:

  • Heat 1/2 inch vegetable oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Meanwhile, put the flour in a bowl, and season with salt and pepper. Dredge the shallot rings in the flour all at once. When the oil is hot (a shallot ring will sizzle on contact), fry the rings in batches, shaking off excess flour before transferring them to the skillet. Fry until golden brown and crisp, 1 to 3 minutes. Transfer the shallot rings with tongs or a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain.
  • Heat the extra-virgin olive oil in a Dutch oven or shallow stockpot over medium heat until hot but not smoking. Add the spinach (if it doesn't fit all at once, wait to add more until some of it cooks down, or cook in two batches). Season with salt and pepper. Cover; cook, uncovering occasionally to toss, until the spinach is wilted, 2 to 3 minutes.
  • Transfer the spinach to a serving bowl with tongs or a slotted spoon, leaving any excess liquid in pot. Sprinkle with the shallot rings; serve immediately.

WILTED BABY SPINACH



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Categories     Side     Sauté     Vegetarian     Spinach     Gourmet     Sugar Conscious     Pescatarian     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     No Sugar Added     Kosher

Yield Makes 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 2

1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter
1 1/2 pounds baby spinach

Steps:

  • Heat butter in a wide 6-quart heavy pot over moderate heat until foam subsides, then cook spinach, stirring, until just wilted and bright green, 2 to 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

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