How to Saute Spinach

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil provides healthy fats with a similar flavor profile.

lemon juice

🥗Healthier: lime juice

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Lime juice adds acidity with fewer calories.

red pepper flakes

🥗Healthier: fresh chili

💰Cheaper: black pepper

Fresh chili can add heat without the cost of dried spices.

Chop several cloves of garlic, roughly, and place in a bowl.

Cut a lemon in half and save the juice for later.

Heat a pan over medium to low heat.

Add a few glugs of olive oil to the hot pan.

Add the chopped garlic to the oil and cook over low heat for about 1-2 minutes.

Add the baby spinach to the pan, trying to coat it in oil.

Add a few pinches of salt to the spinach.

Cover the pan and let the spinach cook for approximately 4 minutes.

After 4 minutes, check the spinach; it should have shrunk and be nearly done.

Optionally, add grated Parmesan cheese for umami flavor, or nutritional yeast for a vegan version.

Add black pepper and lemon juice, then taste for salt and adjust as needed.

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