Best 10 Fresh Spinach With Garlic Yogurt Sauce Recipes

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Spinach is a leafy green vegetable that is packed with nutrients and antioxidants. It is a good source of vitamins A, C, and K, as well as folate, iron, and magnesium. Garlic yogurt sauce is a tangy and creamy sauce that complements the mild flavor of spinach. It is made with yogurt, garlic, lemon juice, and olive oil. This combination of spinach and garlic yogurt sauce makes a delicious and healthy meal that is perfect for lunch or dinner.

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FRESH SPINACH WITH GARLIC-YOGURT SAUCE



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Provided by Engin Akin

Categories     Garlic     Leafy Green     Onion     Pepper     Rice     Tomato     Vegetable     Side     Yogurt     Bon Appétit     Sugar Conscious     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Peanut Free     Soy Free     No Sugar Added     Kosher

Yield Makes 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
2/3 cup chopped onion
1/2 tablespoon tomato paste
4 dried chiles de árbol*
1 1/2 pounds fresh spinach leaves (four 6-ounce bags), divided
1 1/2 tablespoons uncooked medium-grain white rice
2 garlic cloves
6 tablespoons plain Greek yogurt or drained plain whole-milk yogurt
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Small, thin, very hot red chiles; available at some supermarkets and at Latin markets.

Steps:

  • Heat 3 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and sauté until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add tomato paste; stir 1 minute. Add chiles and 1/3 of spinach. Cook until spinach wilts, adding remaining spinach in 2 additions and tossing often, about 4 minutes. Mix in rice. Cover and simmer until rice is tender and moisture from spinach is absorbed, adding water by tablespoonfuls if needed for rice, about 10 minutes. Uncover and continue to cook until mixture is dry, about 2 minutes; discard chiles.
  • Meanwhile, press garlic cloves into small bowl, stir in yogurt, and season with salt and pepper. Melt butter with 1 tablespoon oil in small skillet. Mix in cayenne and remove from heat.
  • Spread spinach mixture on platter; make indentations with back of spoon. Spoon yogurt into indentations and drizzle with cayenne butter.

GARLIC SAUTEED SPINACH



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Dinner couldn't be simpler with Ina Garten's Garlic Sauteed Spinach recipe from Barefoot Contessa on Food Network. It's an easy, go-to side dish for your table.

Provided by Ina Garten

Categories     side-dish

Time 10m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 1/2 pounds baby spinach leaves
2 tablespoons good olive oil
2 tablespoons chopped garlic (6 cloves)
2 teaspoons kosher salt
3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
Lemon
Sea or kosher salt, optional

Steps:

  • Rinse the spinach well in cold water to make sure it's very clean. Spin it dry in a salad spinner, leaving just a little water clinging to the leaves.
  • In a very large pot or Dutch oven, heat the olive oil and saute the garlic over medium heat for about 1 minute, but not until it's browned. Add all the spinach, the salt, and pepper to the pot, toss it with the garlic and oil, cover the pot, and cook it for 2 minutes. Uncover the pot, turn the heat on high, and cook the spinach for another minute, stirring with a wooden spoon, until all the spinach is wilted. Using a slotted spoon, lift the spinach to a serving bowl and top with the butter, a squeeze of lemon, and a sprinkling of sea or kosher salt. Serve hot.

WILTED GARLIC SPINACH



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"You don't have to be a spinach fan to happily eat up these greens," assures Dotty Egge, a field editor from Pelican Rapids, Minnesota. Soy sauce gives her energy-packed dish an Asian twist. "I serve it over rice or as a side. Try garnishing it with toasted sesame seeds."

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Side Dishes

Time 20m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 teaspoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon sugar
2 tablespoons chicken broth
1 tablespoon reduced-sodium soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
6 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon canola oil
3/4 pound fresh spinach, trimmed

Steps:

  • In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch, sugar, broth, soy sauce and sesame oil until smooth; set aside. , In a small skillet, saute the garlic in canola oil for 1 minute. Stir broth mixture and add to skillet. Cook and stir over medium heat until slightly thickened. Add spinach; cook and stir for 2 minutes or just until spinach is wilted and coated with sauce. Serve with a slotted spoon.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 66 calories, Fat 4g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 248mg sodium, Carbohydrate 6g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 3g protein. Diabetic Exchanges

QUICK AND EASY SAUTEED SPINACH



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Fresh spinach is cooked in olive oil with garlic salt and Parmesan cheese in this recipe.

Provided by Denee

Categories     Side Dish     Vegetables     Greens

Time 15m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 (10 ounce) bag spinach leaves
1 ½ teaspoons garlic salt
¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese

Steps:

  • Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the spinach to the skillet and cover; allow to cook 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic salt and cover again for another 5 minutes; remove from heat. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 74.7 calories, Carbohydrate 3.1 g, Cholesterol 5.5 mg, Fat 5.4 g, Fiber 1.6 g, Protein 4.5 g, SaturatedFat 1.6 g, Sodium 831.2 mg, Sugar 0.4 g

GARLIC SPINACH



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All the green flavor you love with tasty garlicky goodness.

Provided by Danni

Categories     Side Dish     Vegetables     Greens

Time 15m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 tablespoon unsalted butter
6 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
2 (10 ounce) bags fresh spinach
1 teaspoon garlic salt
½ lemon, juiced

Steps:

  • Heat the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the garlic; cook and stir until the garlic is fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add the spinach a few handfuls at a time, stirring until wilted before adding more, about 5 minutes. Stir in the lemon juice, and season with garlic salt.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 65.5 calories, Carbohydrate 6.8 g, Cholesterol 7.6 mg, Fat 3.5 g, Fiber 3.2 g, Protein 4.4 g, SaturatedFat 1.9 g, Sodium 586.4 mg, Sugar 0.6 g

SPINACH IN YOGURT SAUCE



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Provided by Maya Kaimal

Categories     Side     Vegetarian     Yogurt     Spice     Curry     Spinach     Cumin     Gourmet     Sugar Conscious     Pescatarian     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     No Sugar Added     Kosher

Yield Makes 6 servings (as part of a large meal)

Number Of Ingredients 11

3 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
1/2 small onion, chopped
1 pound spinach, coarse stems discarded and leaves finely chopped
1 small fresh green chile, such as serrano, Thai, or jalapeño, slit lengthwise with stem end intact
2 tablespoons water
Salt
1 cup plain yogurt (not Greek-style)
1 teaspoon brown mustard seeds
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
1/8 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes
10 fresh curry leaves (optional)

Steps:

  • Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a 5- to 6-quart heavy pot over medium heat until it shimmers. Cook onion, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 7 minutes. Add spinach, chile, 2 tablespoons water, and 3/4 teaspoon salt and cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until spinach is wilted, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in yogurt.
  • Heat remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons oil in a small heavy skillet over medium-high heat until it shimmers, then cook mustard seeds until they begin to pop and/or turn gray, then add cumin seeds and red pepper flakes and cook, stirring, until cumin seeds brown, about 30 seconds more. Add curry leaves (if using), covering skillet immediately for a few seconds, then stir spice mixture into spinach mixture. Season with salt. Serve warm.

SPINACH WITH GARLIC YOGURT AND WALNUT DUKKAH



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This is inspired by one of my favorite Middle Eastern spinach recipes. Use lush bunches of spinach from the farmers' market. You will only need a small amount of dukkah for this dish, but since it keeps so well and makes a great snack, you might as well make a whole batch and keep what you don't need on hand in a jar in the freezer or refrigerator.

Provided by Martha Rose Shulman

Categories     dinner, lunch, appetizer, side dish

Time 30m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 18

1/2 cup broken walnuts, very lightly toasted if desired
1/4 cup lightly toasted sesame seeds
2 tablespoons coriander seeds
1 tablespoon cumin seeds
2 teaspoons nigella seeds
1 teaspoon ground sumac
1/2 to 1 teaspoon mild chili powder or Aleppo pepper (optional)
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt or coarse sea salt (or to taste)
2 large bunches spinach (1 1/2 to 2 pounds), stemmed and washed in 2 rinses of water
1 clove, ground
2 allspice berries, lightly toasted and ground
1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds, lightly toasted and ground
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 garlic clove, cut in half, green shoots removed (more to taste)
Salt to taste
2/3 cup drained yogurt or Greek yogurt
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1/4 to 1/2 cup pomegranate seeds for garnish (optional)

Steps:

  • Make the dukkah. Chop the walnuts very fine. Mix with the toasted sesame seeds in a bowl. In a dry skillet lightly toast the coriander seeds just until fragrant and immediately transfer to a spice mill. Allow to cool. In the same skillet toast the cumin seeds just until fragrant and transfer to the spice mill. Allow to cool. When the spices have cooled, grind and add to the nuts and sesame seeds. Add the nigella seeds, sumac, chili powder and salt and mix together. Measure out 2 tablespoons and store the remainder of the dukkah in a jar in the refrigerator or the freezer.
  • Steam the spinach over 1 inch of boiling water until wilted, 1 to 2 minutes (or a little longer, depending on how much spinach you have in your steaming basket; you may have to do this in batches). Turn the leaves with tongs about halfway through the steaming. My pot of choice for this is a pasta pot with an insert. Remove from the heat, rinse briefly with cold water and squeeze out excess water. If desired, chop coarsely.
  • Combine the ground clove, allspice, cumin and cinnamon for the spinach, and set aside.
  • In a mortar and pestle, combine the garlic and a generous pinch of salt and mash to a paste. Stir into the yogurt. Set aside.
  • Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a wide, heavy skillet and add the ground clove, allspice, cumin and cinnamon mix. Cook until the mixture begins to sizzle, add the spinach and salt and pepper to taste. Cook, stirring, until the spinach is heated through and coated with the oil, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to a serving dish and spoon the yogurt over the top. Sprinkle the dukkah over the yogurt, garnish with pomegranate seeds, if desired, and serve.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 146, UnsaturatedFat 7 grams, Carbohydrate 10 grams, Fat 10 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 8 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 419 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams, TransFat 0 grams

SPINACH DIP WITH GARLIC, YOGURT AND DILL



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Lemony, garlic-laden and full of chopped herbs and Greek yogurt, this ultra-creamy spinach dip is a fresher, tangier take on the retro kind made with dehydrated soup mix. It's best to take the cream cheese out of the fridge at least an hour ahead so it can soften; otherwise you can heat it in the microwave for a few seconds to soften it up. Firm, cold cream cheese won't mix into the dip as easily. Serve this with any combination of cut-up vegetables, crackers, toast and sturdy chips.

Provided by Melissa Clark

Categories     easy, dips and spreads, appetizer

Time 50m

Yield About 2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 14

10 ounces fresh baby spinach, or 1 (10-ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed
3/4 cup sliced scallions, whites and greens (from about 1 bunch)
1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt, preferably whole milk
1/2 cup cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup chopped dill
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
2 fat garlic cloves, finely grated, passed through a press or minced
2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice, plus more to taste
1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
1 teaspoon ground cumin
3/4 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus more to taste
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more to garnish
Urfa or Aleppo pepper flakes, for garnish (optional)

Steps:

  • If using fresh spinach, put it in a colander in the sink. Bring a kettle of water to a boil and pour it over the spinach to wilt it. Let the spinach cool completely, then use your hands to squeeze it very dry. Coarsely chop spinach and set it aside. If using frozen chopped spinach, just squeeze it out until it's very dry, then set aside.
  • In a blender or food processor, combine scallions, yogurt, cream cheese, dill, parsley, garlic, 2 teaspoons lemon juice, zest, cumin, 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. With the motor running, drizzle in olive oil and blend, scraping down the sides as needed, until the mixture is very smooth, 1 to 2 minutes.
  • Scrape the mixture into a mixing bowl and fold in the chopped spinach until evenly distributed. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to allow the flavors to blend. Dip will keep in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
  • Just before serving, taste and add more salt, pepper and lemon juice, if you like. To serve, scrape dip into a serving bowl, drizzle with olive oil, and sprinkle with Urfa or Aleppo pepper flakes, if desired.

GREEK-HERBED SPINACH LATKES WITH FETA-YOGURT SAUCE



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Make and share this Greek-Herbed Spinach Latkes With Feta-Yogurt Sauce recipe from Food.com.

Provided by MarraMamba

Categories     Lunch/Snacks

Time 45m

Yield 30 latkes

Number Of Ingredients 14

4 tablespoons butter (or more)
1 cup chopped green onion
1 garlic clove, chopped
2 (10 ounce) packages frozen chopped spinach, thawed, drained, squeezed dry
1/3 cup crustless challah (packed, or other egg-bread pieces)
1/2 cup chopped fresh dill
4 large eggs, beaten to blend
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese (about 3 ounces)
1/2 cup plain yogurt
2 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon dried oregano

Steps:

  • Melt 2 tablespoons butter in heavy medium skillet over medium heat. Add green onions and garlic; sauté until onions are soft, about 2 minutes. Add spinach and sauté until liquid evaporates, about 3 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cool completely.
  • Blend challah in processor to fine crumbs. Add spinach mixture and dill and process, using on/off turns, until spinach is finely chopped. Transfer to large bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Mix in eggs and baking powder.
  • Melt 2 tablespoons butter with 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet (preferably cast-iron) over medium heat until hot but not smoking. Working in batches, drop batter by heaping tablespoonfuls into skillet, using back of spoon to flatten latkes slightly. Cook until brown, about 2 minutes per side. Using slotted spatula, transfer latkes to paper towels to drain. Add more butter and oil to skillet as necessary and allow to get hot before adding more batter. Transfer latkes to plates. Serve, passing Feta-Yogurt Sauce separately.
  • To make sauce:.
  • Using fork, mash feta cheese in small bowl. Mix in remaining ingredients. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Let stand 30 minutes to allow flavors to develop. (Sauce can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate.).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 48, Fat 3.9, SaturatedFat 1.8, Cholesterol 35, Sodium 82.9, Carbohydrate 1.6, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 0.6, Protein 2.2

CREAMY SAUTEED SPINACH WITH GARLIC AND CHEESE



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I love sauteed spinach with garlic, and one day I got creative and threw in some shredded cheddar cheese (Tilamook is the best). Yum! Yum! What a delightful treat my surprise turned out to be! :-) This may even appeal to non-spinach lovers because of the wonderful cheesy taste it brings. Please note that, when you first start to saute the spinach leaves, it will appear to be too much spinach, but once it begins to wilt, it becomes a much smaller quanity. Best of all, this dish literally takes about 5 minutes to throw together!

Provided by Helping Hands

Categories     Vegetable

Time 5m

Yield 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 (6 ounce) bag spinach leaves
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
2 cloves garlic, minced (or more, if you are a garlic-lover)
1 tablespoon olive oil

Steps:

  • Heat olive oil in skillet over med-high heat.
  • Add spinach leaves and garlic cloves.
  • Saute until spinach leaves have wilted (be careful not to overcook).
  • In last few minutes of cooking time, add cheddar cheese, and cook until it is melted.
  • Stir well and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 197.6, Fat 16.5, SaturatedFat 7, Cholesterol 29.7, Sodium 243.3, Carbohydrate 4.4, Fiber 1.9, Sugar 0.5, Protein 9.7

Tips:

  • Choose fresh, tender spinach: Look for spinach leaves that are deep green and not wilted. Avoid leaves that are yellow or have brown spots.
  • Wash the spinach thoroughly: Rinse the spinach leaves under cold water several times to remove any dirt or grit.
  • Use a simple dressing: A simple dressing of olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper is all you need to enhance the flavor of the spinach. You can also add other herbs and spices, such as garlic, shallots, or cumin.
  • Don't overcook the spinach: Spinach cooks very quickly, so be careful not to overcook it. Overcooked spinach will become limp and lose its flavor.
  • Serve immediately: Spinach is best served immediately after it is cooked. If you need to store it, place it in an airtight container and refrigerate it for up to 3 days.

Conclusion:

Fresh spinach is a versatile and delicious vegetable that can be enjoyed in many different ways. With its mild flavor and tender texture, spinach is a great addition to salads, soups, stews, and pasta dishes. It is also a good source of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. The next time you're looking for a healthy and flavorful side dish, give fresh spinach a try. You won't be disappointed!

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