A simple sauteed spinach with figs

Spinach goes so well with figs. These figs are sweet with a delicate honey flavor, making this simple sauteed spinach with figs such a deliciousness.

Hi dear friend, there's only one thing I'll ask you to do before you set to make this simple sauteed spinach with fig; You've to look for THE BEST FIGS!

Figs and spinach marry so well, you can enjoy them in a salad, and if you're a cheese lover (not that I do recommend it in an anti-inflammatory diet), then go for fresh goat cheese, and you'll not regret anything.

Well, that was me before! 

Today, we enjoyed figs with spinach that have been sauteed in red onions, garlic, and ginger. It's as simple as that, but this spinach recipe turns out to be amazingly delicious.

How to choose the figs

• There are about 700 varieties of figs, but only a few of them are popular. They range from green, purple, and dark purple... so you'll have to find your favorite fig.
• There are figs and THE FIGS. Do you understand the term? Some figs will just make you dislike the fruit for the rest of your life! 
• While THE FIG is tender, delicate, ripened to its fullness, filled with the nectar almost bursting, you fear handling it, afraid it'll smash.
• Please don't buy them unripe, and when you buy ripped figs, don't store them. These girls are delicate and can't be stored for more than two days. You can keep them in the fridge for an extra day, but it might alter their flavor!
• Figs don't ripen after being picked, so if you find figs that are not ripe, leave them, lol.
• Don't buy figs that have mold or cuts on their skins. They should not be hard when you press on them.

I love green figs, but my golden medal goes to the dark-skinned figs, with deep red inside, sweet, and very juicy.

How to saute spinach

You'll find that sauteing spinach is quite easy.

• Make sure you've fresh spinach
• Clean the spinach and sort out the leaves
• Remove the stems
• If you have mature spinach with big leaves, tear them into two using your hands or use a knife.
• Make sure to drain them well; you can shake them or use a salad spinner
• Make sure to add them in a hot pan, I cook onions first, but you can cook spinach alone with just some fat.
• Fresh spinach will cook within 5 mins.
• See the recipe card below.

You can enjoy your sauteed spinach with rice, quinoa, millet, etc... we loved this spinach recipe with pancakes. You've got these buckwheat groats pancakes or these savory flourless zucchini pancakes to serve with sauteed spinach.

You can also serve these sauteed spinach on a piece of bread for breakfast.

Run water on the figs without you touching them, especially when they are very ripened. Slice them gently into two with a very sharp knife before garnishing them on the sauteed spinach.

Use some peanut butter to top with, it's heavenly good! But you can use any cream or nut butter of your choice.

Now, sit down, knife, and fork in your hands, and let's savor this simple sauteed spinach with figs together. What cream did you top yours with? Leave me your comment here below.

Thank you for sharing this recipe, and I'm grateful for you being here. 

With love, GITHU.

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A simple sauteed spinach with figs

Spinach goes so well with figs. These figs are sweet with a delicate honey flavor, making this simple sauteed spinach with figs such a deliciousness.

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time8 minutes mins

Total Time18 minutes mins

Course: dinner, lunch, Main Course, main dish

Cuisine: anti-inflammatory, clean eating, French, Vegan

Keyword: spinach recipes, spinach with figs

Servings: 3 people

Calories:

Author: Githu

Cost: 7€

Ingredients

• 1 red onion
• 1 clove of garlic
• a small piece of ginger
• ½ teaspoon oregano (dry) (optional)
• ½ cumin seeds (optional)
• 1 tablespoon cold-pressed olive oil or any healthy oil
• 1 kg spinach
• some salt
• some black pepper
• 250 grams fresh ripened figs (about 3 figs/person)

Instructions

• Clean and sort out the spinach
• Cut off the stem and drain the spinach by shaking or by using a veggie spinner
• Dice the onion, grate the ginger and garlic
• Heat your pan and add the onions then oil.
• Let the onion cook covered for about 3 minutes stirring now and then.
• Add the garlic with the spices and cook for a minute.
• Bring the spinach and cover. Let cook them for 2 mins then stir, add salt. Cover.
• The spinach will be cooked within 5 mins.
• Remove from the heat, and let them cool before serving. meanwhile, run water on the figs.
• Cut the figs into halves.
• Serve the sauteed spinach on a pancake/crepe, and then garnish with figs, top with peanut butter or any other butter.
• Now enjoy your sauteed spinach with figs. Thank you for sharing this recipe.