Sauteed spinach and fava beans is a vibrant and flavorful dish that is perfect for a quick and healthy meal. This delightful combination of greens and beans is incredibly versatile and can be enjoyed as a side dish, a main course, or as a delicious addition to salads, sandwiches, and wraps. With its vibrant green color, sauteed spinach and fava beans will add a pop of color to any plate, while its unique flavor profile is sure to tantalize your taste buds. Whether you are a seasoned chef or just starting out in the kitchen, this easy-to-follow recipe will guide you through the steps of creating a delectable sauteed spinach and fava beans dish that will impress your family and friends.
Here are our top 9 tried and tested recipes!
SAUTEED SPINACH AND WHITE BEANS
Serve this flavorful side dish with our Trout Grenobloise.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Salad Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat a large saute pan over medium heat, and add olive oil. Add diced onion, and cook until translucent, about 2 minutes.
- Add garlic, and cook 1 minute. Add beans, and cook until hot and slightly softened, about 3 minutes. Add the spinach and vinegar, stirring frequently until spinach is wilted, about 3 minutes. Add the thyme, and season with the salt and pepper. Serve.
GARLIC SAUTEED SPINACH
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
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.
NEELY'S SAUTEED SPINACH
Provided by Patrick and Gina Neely : Food Network
Categories side-dish
Time 20m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Heat a medium skillet over medium high heat. Add the chopped bacon and render until almost crisp. Add garlic and cook until fragrant. Add the spinach a little at a time. Toss with tongs until wilted. Add balsamic vinegar. Season with salt and pepper.
QUICK AND EASY SAUTEED SPINACH
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
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
GABRIEL'S SAUTEED FAVA BEANS
This basic method of cooking fava beans was taught to me by chef Gabriel Claycamp of Culinary Communion. When I was recently able to get ahold of fresh fava beans, I wanted to cook them in a way that highlighted the taste of the beans themselves, and here's how Gabriel suggested I fix them. Although fresh fava beans are, as he said, about 70% waste (and the prep time is shelling and peeling), the remaining 30% after you've prepared and eaten them are *well* worth the effort! We loved them!
Provided by Julesong
Categories Beans
Time 45m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- First, shell the beans from the fava pods (I found it's sometimes easier - especially if you're new to fava beans - to open the pods when you run the edge of a knife along the seam, cutting away the tough edge so that the pod halves come apart).
- In a large saucepan, bring water to a boil, then add salt - the amount depends on how much water you have, but it should be very salty, like seawater.
- In a bowl, combine ice and tap water to make ice water; set aside.
- Add the shelled beans to the boiling water and let cook for about 3 minutes, then remove from saucepan and immediately plunge into the ice water to halt the cooking.
- Let the beans cool, then peel the outer skin from each of them.
- Over medium heat in a skillet, melt together the butter and olive oil, then add the garlic and sauté for 1 minute.
- Add the peeled fava beans and sauté for about 5 to 7 minutes, or until they are done to your preference.
- Season to taste with salt and freshly ground pepper, serve, and enjoy!
- Note: in choosing your fava beans, get the pods that are firm and fresh looking; also, if you're feeling silly, have these along with your favorite liver dish and a nice Chianti.
- Note 2: once you've made these basic fava beans, you can add other delicious items such as caramelized onions or fennel, chunky fresh tomatoes, and/or a bit of chopped proscuitto.
- Note 3: I asked Gabriel if favas could be frozen effectively, and he said that yes, you can shuck them and blanch them for 1 minute at most, then freeze them in a single layer on a sheet in the freezer before putting them into bags; great bright green color and no mushiness in texture; thaw, peel, and use as usual.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 574.7, Fat 9.8, SaturatedFat 4.3, Cholesterol 15.3, Sodium 74, Carbohydrate 90.2, Fiber 24.6, Sugar 8.3, Protein 34.8
BEANS & SPINACH
"One of our favorite appetizers at a local restaurant is made with white beans and escarole. It's nearly impossible to find escarole where we live, so we subbed in baby spinach and were pleasantly surprised by the result. Enjoy!" Patrick and Helen Reddy - Wilmington, North Carolina
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 25m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a large nonstick skillet, saute garlic in oil until tender. Remove garlic and discard. Add onions to pan; saute until crisp-tender. , Stir in the remaining ingredients. Cook and stir over medium heat for 10-12 minutes or until spinach is wilted. Serve with a slotted spoon.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 138 calories, Fat 5g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 446mg sodium, Carbohydrate 17g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 5g fiber), Protein 5g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
MEDITERRANEAN SPINACH & BEANS
Steps:
- In a 12-in. skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat; saute onion until tender, 3-5 minutes. Add garlic; cook and stir 1 minute. Stir in tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce and seasonings; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until liquid is almost evaporated, 6-8 minutes., Add beans, artichoke hearts and spinach; cook and stir until spinach is wilted, 3-5 minutes. If desired, drizzle with additional oil.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 187 calories, Fat 4g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 650mg sodium, Carbohydrate 30g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 6g fiber), Protein 8g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
SIMPLY SAUTEED SPINACH AND GREEN BEANS WITH GARLIC
Simple and a nice side dish for almost anything. Feel free to use either fresh or frozen green beans. I served this with roasted Cornish game hens and pureed winter squashes with orange. Enjoy!
Provided by Penny Stettinius
Categories Spinach
Time 25m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Heat a large skillet and then add the olive oil.
- When the oil is nice and hot throw in the green beans and season with salt and pepper.
- Add the spinach and let that wilt down, stirring occasionally.
- Add in the garlic and the butter and stir over low-medium heat. You don't want the garlic to brown but you do want it to cook for about 5-10 minutes and incorporate all the flavors.
- Taste and re-season if needed.
- Remove from the heat and serve!
SAUTé OF FRESH FAVA BEANS, ONIONS, AND FENNEL
Steps:
- Cook fava beans in boiling salted water 2 minutes. Drain, cool and peel outer skins (do not cook or peel lima beans).
- Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and fennel bulb; sauté 5 minutes. Add favas or lima beans and fennel seeds; sauté 3 minutes. Add 1 cup broth and 2 tablespoons dill; bring to boil. Reduce heat; simmer 10 minutes to blend flavors. Stir in pancetta and savory, adding more broth if mixture is dry. Simmer until favas are tender, about 15 minutes longer. Mix in lemon juice and 2 tablespoons dill. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve warm or at room temperature. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and chill. Bring to room temperature before serving.)
- Pancetta, Italian bacon cured in salt, is available at Italian markets, some supermarkets, and some specialty foods stores.
Tips:
- Choose fresh, tender spinach and fava beans: Look for spinach with deep green leaves and no signs of wilting. Fava beans should be plump and bright green.
- Blanch the spinach: Blanching helps to preserve the spinach's color and nutrients. To blanch the spinach, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the spinach and cook for 1-2 minutes, or until the spinach is wilted. Immediately transfer the spinach to a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking process. Once the spinach is cool, drain it well and squeeze out any excess water.
- Peel the fava beans: To peel the fava beans, blanch them in boiling water for 1-2 minutes. Then, remove the beans from the water and let them cool slightly. Once the beans are cool enough to handle, pinch the seam of the bean and squeeze the bean out of its skin.
- Sauté the spinach and fava beans: Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add the olive oil, garlic, and red pepper flakes. Cook for 1-2 minutes, or until the garlic is fragrant. Add the spinach and fava beans and cook, stirring frequently, for 5-7 minutes, or until the spinach is heated through and the fava beans are tender.
- Season to taste: Season the spinach and fava beans with salt, pepper, and lemon juice to taste.
- Serve immediately: Sautéed spinach and fava beans are best served immediately.
Conclusion:
Sautéed spinach and fava beans is a simple but delicious dish that is perfect for a quick and easy weeknight meal. This dish is packed with nutrients and is a great way to get your daily dose of vegetables. The spinach and fava beans are sautéed in garlic and olive oil, and then seasoned with salt, pepper, and lemon juice. This dish is a great side dish or can be served as a main course with a side of rice or quinoa.
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