This Lemon Garlic Spinach is one of the easiest one-pot side dishes you can prepare in just 10 minutes – or less! It takes barely any ingredients, and it goes with just about any main dish.
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How to make lemon garlic spinach
In a very large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat, heat oil. Add minced garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
Add spinach, salt, and pepper then cover pot with lid and cook until spinach has slightly wilted, about 1 ½ minutes.
Remove lid, stir in lemon juice, and cook uncovered until spinach has fully wilted, about an additional 30 seconds.
Using tongs, transfer spinach to a bowl and garnish with red pepper flakes and freshly-cracked black pepper.
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Lemon Garlic Spinach
Ingredients
- ¼ cup 60mL avocado oil
- 12 cups ~336g fresh spinach
- 1 tbsp 15g minced garlic
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
- 1 tbsp + 1 tsp lemon juice
Garnishes:
- ⅛ tsp red pepper flakes
- ⅛ tsp freshly-cracked pepper
Instructions
- In a very large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat, heat oil. Add minced garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Add spinach, salt, and pepper then cover pot with lid and cook until spinach has slightly wilted, about 1 ½ minutes. Remove lid, stir in lemon juice, and cook uncovered until spinach has fully wilted, about an additional 30 seconds.
- Using tongs, transfer spinach to a bowl and garnish with red pepper flakes and freshly-cracked black pepper.
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