Spinach with Pine Nuts

Ingredients

Method

Spinaci con Pinoli e Passerine or Spinach with Pine Nuts is a classic dish in Italy, Spain, Turkey and Greece. It is simple yet elegant.

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add minced onion, shallots or scallions and minced garlic and saute until tender, about 5 minutes. Add in dried currants or golden raisins that have been plumped up in hot water and drained. Mix in a handful of toasted pine nuts. Saute for a minute until the raisins and pine nuts are warm. Wilt in the spinach, by the handful, until tender. Saute until everything is warmed through, remove from the heat and season with salt and pepper.