Garlicky Sautéed Spinach

Name: Garlicky Sautéed Spinach
Prep time: 3 min
Cook time: 4 min
Total time: 7 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: italian
Ingredients: 300 g baby spinach; 1 tbsp olive oil; 3 cloves garlic (sliced thin); 0.5 whole lemon (juiced); 1 pinch chili flakes — optional; 1 pinch flaky salt

A mountain of spinach collapsed into a garlicky, lemony side in four minutes flat.

7 mineasy3 servings$italianVeganVegetarianGluten-freeDairy-free

Why it earns its place. The fastest possible dark-leafy-greens serving — the side that fits every single dinner.

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Ingredients · 3 servings

300 gbaby spinach
1 tbspolive oil
3 clovesgarlic — sliced thin
0.5 wholelemon — juiced
1 pinchchili flakes (optional)
1 pinchflaky salt

No major allergens among the listed ingredients — always check labels, brands vary.

Method

Sizzle garlic in oil until just golden — pull it early, it keeps cooking.
2 min
Spinach in by the handful, tossing, until barely collapsed.
2 min
Off heat: lemon, salt, chili. Serve immediately.

Nutrition per serving

65calories

3 gprotein

5 gcarbs

5 gfat

2 gfiber

0.7 gsat fat

160 mgsodium

0 gadded sugar

Editorial estimates per serving. Counts 2 different plants toward your weekly variety.

Make it yours

availabilityChard or kale — a minute or two longer

cultureA knob of butter at the end if dairy is welcome

costFrozen spinach works — squeeze it dry first

Storage. Best immediately; keeps a day and folds into eggs or grain bowls.

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