Vegetable - Sautéed Spinach, Currants and Pine Nuts

By Pascento96

Currants and pine nuts give this simple spinach dish a Sicilian slant. It’s the perfect accompaniment for our Southern Italian Braised Chicken

Ingredients

• 3 Tbs. olive oil
• 1 Tbs. minced shallot
• 2 lb. spinach
• Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
• 1/4 cup currants
• 1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted

Preparation

Step 1

In a sauté pan over medium-high heat, warm 1 Tbs. of the olive oil. Add the shallot and cook, stirring, until fragrant, 5 to 10 seconds. Add 1 Tbs. of the olive oil and half of the spinach, and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until the spinach is wilted, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer to a bowl. Add the remaining 1 Tbs. olive oil to the pan and cook the remaining spinach.

Return all of the spinach to the pan and stir in the currants and pine nuts. Serve immediately.