Turkish Sauteed Spinach with Yogurt Sauce and Spiced Butter

Serving Size: 10

A delicious and nutritious Turkish style spinach is very flavorful. Topped with yogurt sauce and spiced butter, this sauteed spinach recipe results in a tasty appetizer or side dish, that pairs great with chicken, beef, or fish.

Recipe by: Shadi HasanzadeNemati

Cook Times

Active Prep10

Hands-On Cook10

Hands-Off Cook10

Passive0

Total Time30

Recipe Serving Size10

Cooking Tools Required

Cutting board, Mixing bowls, Non stick saute pan, Salad spinner, Sharp Knives, Tongs

Ingredients

Spinach

3 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
3 onion finely chopped
12 clove garlic minced
3 teaspoon tomato paste
1 teaspoon Kosher salt more or less to taste or dietary preference
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper more or less to taste
3 pound fresh spinach rinsed and spun dry

Yogurt sauce

2 cup low fat plain yogurt
2 clove garlic grated
1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 teaspoon dried mint

Topping

6 tablespoon unsalted butter
3 tablespoon Aleppo pepper
6 tablespoon walnuts chopped

Instructions

Heat the olive oil in a large pan over medium heat. Sauté the onion until golden and translucent. This would take 5 to 10 minutes.
Add in the garlic and the tomato paste. Stir to combine and add the salt and pepper.
Add in the spinach and cook over medium heat until the spinach is cooked and wilted, about 10 minutes.
To make the yogurt sauce, mix the yogurt with the grated garlic, salt, pepper and dried mint.
Melt the butter in a small pan over medium heat. Once melted, add in the Aleppo pepper and give it a good stir. Add in the walnuts and cook for a minute or two.
Transfer the sauteed spinach to a serving plate. Top with the yogurt sauce and spiced butter.
Notes:
- If using regular spinach, chop them a bit so the leaves are a bit smaller. You can use plain yogurt to make the sauce. Non-dairy yogurt would also work as long as it's not flavored.
- Find dried mint at Mediterranean or Middle Eastern shops or online.
- You can serve sauteed spinach warm or at room temperature.
- Store the leftovers in an airtight container (remove the yogurt sauce if possible) and refrigerate for up to 3 days.
- You can reheat the dish using a microwave or a pan over medium heat.

Reheating Instructions

You can serve sauteed spinach warm or at room temperature. Store the leftovers in an airtight container (remove the yogurt sauce if possible) and refrigerate for up to 3 days. You can reheat the dish using a microwave or a pan over medium heat.

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