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Wilted Spinach with Nutmeg

Recipe information

  • Yield

    serves 4

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
2 packages (10 ounces each) fresh spinach, rinsed, tough ends discarded
Pinch of ground nutmeg
Coarse salt and fresh ground pepper

Preparation

  1. In a large, deep saucepan with a tight-fitting lid, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the spinach (with water still clinging to the leaves); cover, and cook until wilted, stirring halfway through, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat. Season with the nutmeg, salt, and pepper. Serve immediately, with a slotted spoon.

Reprinted with permission from Everyday Food: Great Food Fast by Martha Stewart Living Magazine. Copyright © 2007 by Martha Stewart Living Magazine. Published by Crown Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved. Martha Stewart Living magazine was first published in 1990. Over the years, more than two dozen books have been published by the magazine's editors. Martha Stewart is the author of dozens of best-selling books on cooking, entertaining, gardening, weddings, and decorating. She is the host of The Martha Stewart Show, the successful daily syndicated television show.
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