Sautéed Spinach with Lemon-and-Garlic Olive Oil
By joanmarie
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 10 garlic cloves, thickly sliced lengthwise
- 2 dried chiles de árbol, broken in half
- Kosher salt
- Thick strips of zest from 1 lemon
- 2 1/2 pounds spinach, cleaned, thick stems discarded
- Freshly ground pepper
Details
Cooking time 95mins
Adapted from food and wine.com
Preparation
Step 1
1 In a small saucepan, stir together the olive oil, garlic, chiles and 1 teaspoon of salt. Stir in the lemon zest. Bring the oil to a gentle simmer over low heat and cook until the garlic begins to brown slightly, about 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and let the oil infuse for 1 hour. Discard the chiles and lemon zest and reserve the garlic.
2 Meanwhile, in a large pot of salted boiling water, cook the spinach until bright green, 15 seconds. Using tongs, transfer the spinach to a bowl of ice water and let cool for 10 seconds. Drain the spinach in a colander, pressing down to remove all the water. Pat dry with paper towels.
3 Heat a large skillet. Add the spinach and cook over moderately high heat until beginning to sizzle. Add the garlic oil and toss until the spinach is hot, about 2 minutes. Transfer the spinach and reserved garlic to a colander set over a bowl to drain. Mound the spinach on a platter, season with salt and pepper and serve.
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