Day 268: Quick Spinach with Currants & Pine Nuts
Ten minutes from stovetop to tabletop -- no beating that. Plus if you're looking for a fast AND low-carb vegetable, this has your name all over it. It's just simple spinach gussied up with currants and pine nuts and hotted up with a bit of red pepper flake. Next time, I'll take a pass on the currants but the pine nuts added good texture contrast. Given the holiday indulgence that's settled all too comfortably in my waist and regions further south, I virtuously cut the fat from a tablespoon each of olive oil and butter to just a single teaspoon of olive oil. But as the spinach finished cooking, the taste buds cried out for butter flavor so I did succumb and add a teaspoon. It made all the difference, I think, between feeling cheated and satisfied -- especially important when there are still too many post-holiday temptations hanging around. For other recipes quick-quick vegetables, see here in the Recipe Box . QUICK SPINACH with CURRANTS & PINE NUTS Bookmark or