Stir Fried Garlicky Spinach with Cashew Nuts
It has been a little while since I posted, so I decided to jump back in with a quick recipe that is simple, versatile and interesting all at once. An easy take on spinach sauteed with onions, garlic, cashew nuts, and red pepper flakes. We can leave it as is, or top it with some yogurt and feta cheese. I have a feeling that adding a seven minute egg to the mix might also be a good idea. But you get the idea, so let us see how this is done.
My Stir Fried Garlicky Spinach with Cashew Nuts Story
Well, truth be told, life has been a roller coaster and it is showing up in my medical numbers. That and other places. So, I have tried to take stock of what I have been eating. I will confess, the veggies in my diet have not been all that. It is not the easiest to to fit in vegetables on a busy weeknight when cooking in smaller portions. However, greens are always my salvation. I have always embraced the convenience of baby spinach leaves. And this is one of my new ways to enjoy them. This is great as a side to almost anything. To my surprise it really does make a good wholesome nutri-dense breakfast with a quick cooked egg. The magic is in the cashews. They add just enough crunch and richness to make this spinach a little more elevated that your everyday stir-fry.
More Green Goodness
So there are a couple of more recipes in this vein with spinach and Kale,
Bengali Sauteed Greens with Green Peas
I do drizzle a little bit of yogurt and feta over the greens, but, really that is optional. As is this is a simple medley with simple everyday ingredients, doing a good job of getting some green goodness on the table. My favorite part of course, is that this cooks up in less than 15 minutes.
A nutritious and simple anytime dish.
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium sized red onion, thinly sliced
- 4 cloves of garlic minced
- 3/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 tablespoon raw unsalted cashews
- Salt to taste
- 12 ounces or 2 cups packed baby spinach leaves
- Optional
- 1 tablespoon natural unsweetened yogurt
- 1 tablespoon feta cheese
- 1 boiled egg, semi-soft cooked for 7 minutes
Instructions
- Heat the oil for 2 minutes until the oil is fragrant. Add in the onion and the garlic and cook for another three minutes until the garlic is fragrant and the onion starts wilting.
- Add the red pepper flakes and the cashews and cook for another minutes.
- Stir in the the salt and the baby spinach leaves and continue cooking until the spinach leaves have wilted.
- Place on a platter.
- If using the yogurt and feta, whip these together and drizzle over the top and serve with the boiled egg if desired.