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I don’t know about you, but I tend to shy away from the
traditional breakfast. I’m not a fan of something sweet in the morning, far
preferring the savory, even if that means a slice of cold pizza. I have often
been known to put pesto on top of my scrambled eggs, or to eat a healthy
serving of vegetables in the morning. That brings to mind one of my favorite
breakfast side dishes that is equally good (and probably more appropriate) for
dinner, namely creamed spinach. This is a fast and easy, not to mention delicious
and company worthy, vegetable side. The longest part of the entire process is
thawing the spinach. Once that’s done, this is little more than tossing a few
things into a pan and heating through. It goes well with eggs, as shown here,
is wonderful topped with thick slices of peppered bacon, and good when
slathered onto a thick slice of toasted rustic bread. You’ll never look at
creamed spinach the same way again.
Easy & Elegant Creamed Spinach
1 10-oz. pkg. frozen chopped spinach, drained & squeezed dry
1 T. butter
1 small Melissa's shallot, minced
Pinch of kosher salt
Few gratings freshly ground black pepper
Pinch of cayenne pepper
Few gratings whole nutmeg
¾ c. heavy cream
½ t. freshly grated lemon zest
2 T. freshly grated Parmesan cheese
In a 10-inch sauté pan over medium heat, melt butter. Add shallot and sauté, 3
to 4 minutes, until translucent. Stir salt, pepper, cayenne, and nutmeg into
the shallot mixture; carefully pour in
cream. Increase heat to medium-high and cook until cream begins to simmer.
Continue cooking about five minutes, until mixture thickens. Stir in lemon
zest, spinach, and Parmesan cheese. Heat through about two minutes and serve.
This serves 2 to 4 depending upon your love for spinach.
That looks like a really tasty and wholesome breakfast. My favourite breakfast is a big, very rare, juicy ribeye :-)
ReplyDeleteThis is MY kind of breakfast! Not a sweets-for-breakfast eater myself, I've often eaten spinach with or for breakfast--in omelettes, Benedicts, even salads--but I've never breakfasted on creamed spinach. Yet.
ReplyDeleteSo do you HAVE TO use frozen spinach, or can you use fresh? We rarely have freezer space, but I buy 2-3 bags of spinach (Aldi!) every week. I add spinach to my breakfast omelette or frittata as well as serve it up fresh as a salad or sautéed. I used to eat creamed spinach at a restaurant back in the 90s, but somehow it fel out of my repertoire.
ReplyDeleteYou can absolutely use fresh. I tend to keep fresh on hand, but didn’t want to use up the entire bag for this. I always have frozen chopped spinach in the freezer (fortunately those little boxes are very stackable), for a variety of dishes. But, yes, by all means, use fresh.
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