Gomen Wat - Ethiopian style greens

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 59.5
  • Total Fat: 2.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 5.5 mg
  • Sodium: 76.9 mg
  • Total Carbs: 7.7 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.7 g
  • Protein: 2.5 g

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Introduction

A tasty, mildly spicy, heavily garlicy greens recipe. A tasty, mildly spicy, heavily garlicy greens recipe.
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    1 box frozen spinach, 10oz, thawed
    1 med onion
    5 cloves of garlic, minced
    2 tsp ginger, grated or paste
    1 tsp berbere spice
    2 tsp ghee or coconut oil
    2-4 jalapeno peppers, seeded, to taste
    salt and pepper to taste

Tips

You can also try this with blanched kale, collard, or other greens.


Directions

Thaw spinach and drain well, squeezing out some of the water.

Peel and finely-chop onion. Mash or mince garlic if not using jarred garlic. Peel and grate ginger if not using ginger paste. Cut open jalapenos and remove seeds, then mince.

Add ghee (or coconut oil for vegetarian/vegan version) and cook onions over medium heat until lightly browned, about 10 minutes, stirring frequently.

Add spices and jalapenos and cook for a couple of more minutes while stirring to incorporate.

Add the spinach and cook until heated through thoroughly.

Serving Size: Makes 4 generous servings

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SULABLUE.