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Saviolo

(3,282 posts)
Thu Apr 11, 2024, 12:58 PM Apr 11

Simple Wilted Spinach in Lemon Cream Sauce Recipe (video)

This is a super simple side dish that comes together very quickly. It's easy and delicious, with enough richness that it's satisfying, but enough lightness from the green of the spinach and the acid of the lemon juice that it will nicely accompany a rich meal like fried chicken, pork chops, or a steak. Do make sure that you are using heavy cream or whipping cream (35% m.f.) because with all of the acidity in the lemon juice and white wine, anything with a lower fat percentage (like half and half or table cream) will break and curdle, leaving you with a pretty unpleasant look and texture.

We used a very nice sauvignon blanc from Marlborough, New Zealand. Make sure you're cooking with a wine you would happily drink. If the wine you're cooking with doesn't taste good enough for you to enjoy on its own, you won't enjoy it in the dish, either! You can make this recipe with regular spinach or baby spinach, though baby spinach will definitely wilt a bit faster, so you'll need to keep an eye on it.

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Simple Wilted Spinach in Lemon Cream Sauce Recipe (video) (Original Post) Saviolo Apr 11 OP
Looks easy. homegirl Apr 11 #1
It's fairly healthy! Saviolo Apr 11 #2
This is a great dish if you're doing KETO. /nt sdfernando Apr 11 #3
Interesting! Saviolo Apr 11 #4
When you are doing KETO it is often quite difficult sdfernando Apr 11 #5

Saviolo

(3,282 posts)
2. It's fairly healthy!
Thu Apr 11, 2024, 01:19 PM
Apr 11

Lots of spinach! But there is also heavy cream, so it's not an all-the-time sort of dish

Saviolo

(3,282 posts)
4. Interesting!
Thu Apr 11, 2024, 04:25 PM
Apr 11

I never would have pegged this as a keto friendly recipe, but low sugars, high fats, lots of fibre, I can see how it works!

sdfernando

(4,937 posts)
5. When you are doing KETO it is often quite difficult
Thu Apr 11, 2024, 04:30 PM
Apr 11

to get the fat required...heavy cream is good for that.

I was doing KETO for about 8 months....lost 40lbs in total.

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