Name: Pasta with spinach
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 300g spaghetti; 250g baby spinach; 2 Tbsp olive oil; 2 garlic cloves; 1 Tbsp red wine vinegar; 2 Tbsp pine nuts; grated Parmesan cheese (optional); Dried chilli flakes (optional)

Pasta with spinach

16 May 2015

by Dinna

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Total Time

20 minutes

Background

This pasta with spinach is ready within 15 minutes so it's an ideal meal on busy days. You can use any type of pasta, including gluten-free versions. I make this dish regularly for lunch - this time I used gluten-free spaghetti. You could also serve this as a side dish with grilled meat or fish.

Ingredients

300g spaghetti
250g baby spinach
2 Tbsp olive oil
2 garlic cloves
1 Tbsp red wine vinegar
2 Tbsp pine nuts
grated Parmesan cheese (optional)
Dried chilli flakes (optional)

Instructions

Boil the pasta according to the instructions on the package. Put aside a cupful of the cooking water, then drain the pasta and keep it warm in the pan under a lid.
Meanwhile, pour hot water over the spinach. When the leaves wilted, drain and squeeze the water out. Chop it up roughly.
Dry-fry the pine nuts in a frying pan, set aside.
Heat the oil in the frying pan. Thinly slice the garlic and fry it until light brown in the heated oil.
Add the vinegar, let it bubble for 1 minute. Stir in the spinach and heat through.
Add the pasta and pine nuts, mix thoroughly. Add enough of the pasta cooking water to make a smooth, loose consistency.
Just before serving sprinkle with chilli flakes and cheese - but either or both can be left out if you wish.