5-Minute Spinach

05 Apr 5-Minute Spinach

The Cooking Doc’s 5-minute spinach is a side full of flavor, potassium and speed! It’s perfect for those weeknight meals where you need something green.

If you are on a low potassium diet or if you have stage 4 or 5 kidney disease, you may want to avoid this dish or check with your physician or dietitian before trying it.

5-Minute Spinach

The Cooking Doc®

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Course Side Dish

Servings 3

Calories 99.56 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 1 large box of pre-washed spinach or ½ lbs of spinach wash well
• 1 – 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
• 1 clove of garlic chopped
• Juice of ½ lemon
• Salt & Pepper to taste

Instructions

 

• Preheat a large skillet to medium-high heat and add the extra virgin olive oil. Allow oil to heat until shimmering.
• Add spinach in bunches turning every 15 seconds or so until all the spinach is wilted but not overcooked. This will take 1-2 minutes.
• Create a well inside the spinach, turn heat down to medium, and add the garlic. Let garlic cook for 15-30 seconds then stir together.
• Remove from heat, add the lemon juice, salt and pepper.
• Serve immediately!

Notes

For a lower potassium modification, sub cabbage or kale for spinach, increase cooking time to 20 minutes. With small servings 1/2 cup of kale, this can be low potassium.

Nutrition

Serving: 0.5CupCalories: 99.56kcalCarbohydrates: 3.34gProtein: 2.24gFat: 9.31gSaturated Fat: 1.29gSodium: 60.12mgPotassium: 431.18mgFiber: 1.7gCalcium: 77.05mgMagnesium: 60.28mgPhosphorus: 38.98mg

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