Roasted Garlic Spinach Spirals Food

GARLIC SAUTEED SPINACH

Steps:

• Rinse the spinach well in cold water to make sure it's very clean. Spin it dry in a salad spinner, leaving just a little water clinging to the leaves.
• In a very large pot or Dutch oven, heat the olive oil and saute the garlic over medium heat for about 1 minute, but not until it's browned. Add all the spinach, the salt, and pepper to the pot, toss it with the garlic and oil, cover the pot, and cook it for 2 minutes. Uncover the pot, turn the heat on high, and cook the spinach for another minute, stirring with a wooden spoon, until all the spinach is wilted. Using a slotted spoon, lift the spinach to a serving bowl and top with the butter, a squeeze of lemon, and a sprinkling of sea or kosher salt. Serve hot.

WILTED SPINACH WITH ROASTED GARLIC

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Place garlic on foil; drizzle with 1 tablespoon oil. Wrap garlic in foil; roast until soft, about 20 minutes.
• Heat remaining 3 tablespoons oil in large pot over medium-high heat. Add spinach and garlic with oil from foil packet. Sauté until spinach is wilted, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer spinach to bowl and serve.

FRESH SPINACH AND ROASTED-GARLIC CUSTARDS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F. Butter six 3/4-cup ramekins or custard cups and place in 13x9x2-inch metal baking pan. Fill large bowl with ice and water. Bring cream to simmer in medium saucepan. Remove cream from heat. Add spinach, salt, and white pepper and stir until spinach wilts, about 1 minute. Place saucepan over ice water; stir to cool mixture quickly.
• Pour cooled spinach mixture into blender; add eggs and roasted garlic . Blend until spinach is pureed and custard is smooth. Divide custard among prepared ramekins. Pour enough hot water into pan to come halfway up sides of ramekins.
• Bake custards until gently set in center, turning pan after 30 minutes, about 55 minutes total. Do ahead Can be made 1 day ahead. Cool custards in water. Remove from water, cover, and chill. Rewarm custards 2 at a time, uncovered, about 1 minute in microwave at 50 percent power.
• Cut around custards to loosen and turn out onto plates. Drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil and serve.

GARLIC SAUTEED SPINACH

Steps:

• Rinse spinach well in cold water; dry well.
• In a large pot, heat the olive oil and saute the garlic over medium heat for 1 minute.
• Add all the spinach, salt, and pepper to the pot; toss with the garlic and oil.
• Cover the pot and cook for 2 minutes.
• Uncover, turn heat on high, and cook for another minute, stirring until all the spinach is wilted.
• Using a slotted spoon, lift the spinach to a serving bowl and top with butter.

SAUTEED SPINACH WITH GARLIC

Steps:

• In a large saute pan, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the garlic, and cook until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer garlic to paper towels; reserve. Discard oil.
• Spray pan with cooking spray, and heat over medium heat. Coarsely chop the spinach and stalks. Working in batches, add the damp spinach to the pan. Cover, and cook until spinach just begins to wilt, 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer the cooked spinach to a metal bowl, and cook the remaining spinach. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle the reserved garlic over spinach, and serve warm with a wedge of fresh lemon.

CREAMY ROASTED GARLIC & SPINACH ORZO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. Remove papery outer skin from garlic bulb but do not peel or separate the cloves. Cut off top of garlic bulb, exposing individual cloves. Drizzle cut cloves with 1 teaspoon oil. Wrap in foil. Bake 30-35 minutes or until cloves are soft. Unwrap. When cool enough to handle, squeeze garlic from skins., In a Dutch oven, heat remaining oil over medium-high heat. Add pasta; cook and stir 2-3 minutes or until lightly browned. Add stock; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 10-12 minutes or until pasta is tender and liquid is absorbed., Stir in cream cheese until melted. Add spinach, Asiago cheese, milk, seasoning blend, salt and roasted garlic; cook and stir until spinach is wilted. Sprinkle with parsley.

ROASTED MUSHROOMS AND SPINACH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. On a rimmed baking sheet, toss together mushrooms, garlic, and 1 tablespoon olive oil. Roast until golden, about 20 minutes. Remove garlic and roughly chop. Toss together spinach, lemon zest, and 1 tablespoon olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Add to sheet, toss with mushrooms, and roast until wilted, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Toss with garlic and parsley to serve.

GARLIC SPINACH

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the garlic; cook and stir until the garlic is fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add the spinach a few handfuls at a time, stirring until wilted before adding more, about 5 minutes. Stir in the lemon juice, and season with garlic salt.

QUICK-SAUTEED SPINACH WITH GARLIC

Steps:

• In your largest saute pan, heat the oil over high heat until very hot, almost smoking. Add the spinach and cook, stirring furiously, for about 1 to 2 minutes, the spinach should turn bright green and wilt slightly. Add the garlic and continue to cook, stirring rapidly, for 30 seconds.
• Remove the spinach from the heat, squeeze the lemon over the top, and add the red pepper and salt and black pepper. Toss well and serve.

ROASTED GARLIC & SPINACH SPIRALS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Trim top of garlic just enough to cut tips off center cloves; discard tips.
• Moisten head of garlic with water; wrap in foil.
• Bake 45 minutes or until garlic is soft and has a mellow garlicky aroma; cool.
• Remove garlic from skin by squeezing between fingers and thumb; place in food processor.
• Rinse spinach leaves; pat dry with paper towels.
• Remove stems; discard.
• finely shred leaves by stacking and cutting several leaves at a time.
• Place in medium bowl.
• Add bean, oregano, black pepper and red pepper to food processor; process until smooth.
• Add spinach; mix well.
• Spread mixture evenly onto tortillas; roll up.
• Trim 1/2 inch off ends of rolls; discard.
• cut rolls into 1-inch pieces.
• Transfer to serving plate; garnish with fresh veggies if desired.