Spinach with Golden Raisins and Pine Nuts

Spinach with Golden Raisins and Pine Nuts RECIPE

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Nutritional Info
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 221.3
  • Total Fat: 12.9 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 115.4 mg
  • Total Carbs: 23.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 5.7 g
  • Protein: 9.0 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Spinach with Golden Raisins and Pine Nuts calories by ingredient

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Introduction

Cooked spinach gets some crunch to it. Cooked spinach gets some crunch to it.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup plump golden raisins (may use regular raisins too)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 cup pine nuts
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1 1/4 lbs. baby spinach leaves
  • 2 tablespoons fresh grated lemon peel
  • salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1. Place raisins in a bowl and pour boiling water over them until just covered and let sit for 5 minutes. Drain thoroughly, then set aside.

2. Heat oil in a large skillet, over medium-high heat then add pine nuts and sauté until they turn golden. Add garlic and sauté for an additional minute. Stir in raisins and then add spinach leaves. Stir ingredients until spinach has wilted, about 1 minute.

3. Remove from heat and add lemon peel. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Serves 4.

Reprinted with permission by Public Health – Seattle & King County


Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    Incredible!
    4 of 5 people found this review helpful
    Excellent Spinach salad. I threw in some strawberries too. - 8/14/08


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    Incredible!
    4 of 4 people found this review helpful
    This recipe is wonderful! Everyone that I have served it to loves it. Highly recommended. - 7/26/08


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    Incredible!
    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
    I love spinach but this has to be my favorite spinach dish. Very easy to prepare and incredibly tasty. - 7/8/08


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    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
    this was so good and the best part was it was great for days after. we had it as a main meal the first day then as the vegetable for our other meals, or even for lunch. - 3/20/08


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    Incredible!
    3 of 4 people found this review helpful
    Loved it! Used only 2 tsp of oil instead of the tablespoon called for in the recipes and it turned out great! - 2/17/08


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    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
    I used the cranberries too. It is a great salad and pretty too - 2/6/08


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    Very Good
    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
    An excellent new way to make healthy spinach - an it looks fabulous on the table too! - 12/30/07


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    Incredible!
    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
    A delicious recipe to serve with braised pork. I'll make it again, maybe with the cranberries. - 12/28/07


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    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
    So easy and good for you. Like others, I used dried cranberries and pecans as I don't care for pine nuts. - 12/26/07


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    Incredible!
    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
    Very tasty recipe, and healthy. For a slightly different twist, I use pecans and dried cranberries instead of pine nuts and raisins. - 10/28/07


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    Incredible!
    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
    We loved this! I used crasins and lemon juice,and 1/2 the garlic. It is now a weekly staple,esecially with pork tenderloin . - 10/28/07


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    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    This is also great uncooked as a salad. I've been eating it for years! - 10/29/07


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    Incredible!
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    I substituted cranberries, ulta-good, family loved it. Asked to be brought as a Thankgiving Day side. - 10/28/07


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    Very Good
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    I've made this three times already. My teenager said it was weird but he ate it, anyway. :) - 10/2/07


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    Very Good
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    What a great side to add to a fish dish. The sweetness of the raisins makes it tasty like a guilty pleasure. I will definately make this again and again. - 8/21/07


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    Incredible!
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    This was really good! I will definitely make this again. I used regular raisins and substituted lemon juice instead of lemon peel which turned out fine. - 8/12/07


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    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    very tasty, very very easy to make - 7/30/07


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    Incredible!
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    This was very good. I have never eaten cooked spinach and wasn't sure how I was going to like it. I was pleasantly surprised! - 5/27/07


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    Incredible!
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    Served it with a low fat fish and chips (oven baked). Husband liked it, usually not too keen on vegetables. - 4/27/07


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    Incredible!
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    This recipe is awesome!! I now love wilted spinach! - 3/16/07


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    Incredible!
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    Ultra-healthy, ultra-yummy, I was well chuffed to find this on here - we have it at home a few times a month! - 3/16/07


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    Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    very tasty healthy salad i added cranberries hubby loved this one - 4/21/09


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    Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    This was delicious, and I will definitely make it again! - 2/10/09


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    Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Wow! I loved it & so did my sister. Simply divine. The lemon and garlic are so subtle, and the toasted pine nuts are truly inspired. - 2/9/09


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    Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Very Good. I made it for lunch for my husband and myself and it was very good. Something I will make again and share with family members. Very easy and quick. - 2/8/09


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    Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I loved this! I am a big Spinach fan anyway. I didn't have any raisins, so I put in a small can of madnerin oranges after I wilted the spinach. It was good this way. - 2/7/09


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    Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    This is really good. I didn't bother soaking the raisins - the extra step wasn't necessary - and I used a squeeze of lemon juice instead of the peel. - 2/6/09


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    Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Mmm... tastes good! I didn't put any salt or pepper because cooked spinach has its own flavor. ;) - 2/6/09


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    Good
    1 of 2 people found this review helpful
    Sounds interesting. Swap the garlic for onions and drop the pine nuts ( allergies) and experiment with spices. - 2/6/09


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    Incredible!
    1 of 2 people found this review helpful
    I make a similar recipe with everything except for the lemon. We all love the unique flavor combination. - 8/11/08


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    1 of 2 people found this review helpful
    I am going to try this recipe and add cannellini beans to make it my total meatless meal. - 8/10/08


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    Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Have made this in the past..yum. Plan to make it again if I could quit putting the spinach in my salad bowl instead! The sub of cranberries and pecans sounds goodd too! (as an alternate) - 12/26/07


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    1 of 2 people found this review helpful
    I plan on making this, but why does the nutritional information for this recipe change when you click on the icon for print this recipe,it actually increases calorie and fat intake. So I may cut the oil in half and the nuts in half and use cooking spray also. Recipe sounds good though. :O) - 10/29/07


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    thanks - 6/14/21


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    Good
    ok - 5/10/21


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    Good
    Spinach is better with strawberries than raisins - next time I make it I will sub. Good though - great away to get in the greens. - 4/2/21


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    Incredible!
    So very good. - 12/22/20


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    yummy - 12/13/20


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    Incredible!
    Did not use the raisins. - 11/26/20


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    Looks yummy - 10/22/20


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    Yum! - 8/20/20


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    Incredible!
    Looks good - 8/17/20


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    Very Good
    I used almonds and added strawberries and mandarin oranges. - 6/20/20


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    Excellent way to serve spinach and so easy to prepare.. I have come to really enjoy spinach in so many ways. - 6/18/20


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    :) - 5/21/20


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    I like spinach! - 4/30/20


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    Good
    Great - 3/30/20


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    Great idea - 3/2/20


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    I only used a tablespoon of pine nuts, they are very high calorie. - 2/26/20


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    Incredible!
    Awesome - 2/21/20


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    Incredible!
    yummmm!!!! - 11/27/19


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    This recipe looks very interesting. I will probably give it a try but would leave off the pine nuts. I don't really like them. - 11/2/19


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    Very Good
    Tasty! The only changes made to the recipe was I reduced the amount of oil used and I substituted almond slivers for the pine nuts. - 11/1/19


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    Add a touch of parmesan on top and it's delicious! - 10/22/19


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    Incredible!
    This recipe with golden raisins and pinenuts is absolutely delicious! - 10/21/19


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    Incredible!
    I love this recipe for Spinach with Golden Raisins and Pine Nuts! Yummy
    - 10/20/19


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    Good
    Ok - 10/20/19


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    Good
    Tasty and low sodium - 10/9/19


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    great salad - 9/3/19


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    Incredible!
    another salad to add to my growing list, very delicious. - 8/9/19


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    This sound great. I have never had raisins and spinach. - 8/5/19


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    Incredible!
    This was surprisingly good! Thank you for sharing! - 7/30/19


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    Incredible!
    Tasty - 6/22/19


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    Looks tasty minus the pine nuts - 4/4/19


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    Incredible!
    Great - 3/21/19


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    This is yummy! - 1/24/19


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    sounds interesting - 12/15/18


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    Thanks - 11/7/18


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    Incredible!
    YUMMY - 10/27/18


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    Very Good
    Thanks for sharing - 10/27/18


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    Sounds like a yummy recipe using spinach, a good source of iron. Looking forward to make this recipe. Thanks for sharing. - 10/27/18


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    Incredible!
    Love this. I also added a few blueberries. - 9/18/18


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    nice - 9/12/18


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    Incredible!
    Great recipe! - 9/6/18


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    Very Good
    Great recipe! - 8/4/18


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    yummy...I love spinach.... - 7/29/18


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    A great way to enjoy spinach. - 7/25/18


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    It seems like high calories for a spinach dish. - 6/27/18


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    tasty - 6/27/18


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    Incredible!
    Very good and easy. - 6/25/18


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    O.K.
    I like spinach, but didn't care for this - 6/25/18


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    tastes fine, even without the pine nuts. - 6/24/18


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    tasty - 6/16/18


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    O.K.
    Different but decent - 5/19/18


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    love spinach and garlic and oil never thought of raisins and nuts - 5/19/18


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    pretty good! - 5/3/18


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    Yummy recipe. I used walnuts and regular raisins. - 4/10/18


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    - 4/5/18


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    Very Good
    This was a very good spinach dish and I like pine nuts thumbs up - 3/27/18


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    AWESOME - 3/14/18


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    Very Good
    great - 3/2/18


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    Incredible!
    What a great salad. I love raisins and spinach and added some mandarin oranges and it was great. - 2/21/18


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    NICE - 2/19/18


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    Good
    yummy - 1/17/18


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    sounds good! - 1/17/18


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    a GREAT salad. I love spinach - 12/29/17


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    Nice recipe - 12/27/17


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    Good
    I am not a fan of spinach. used the ingredients and substituted brocolli... loved it - 12/24/17


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    Good
    drained mandarin oranges make a sweet touch - 12/17/17


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    Absolutely great - 9/12/17