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Try these healthy spinach recipes as a side dish to accompany a nice protein based meal!
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Zingy Courgette & Spinach Salad
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Kcal 78, Protein 3g, Carbs 3g, fat 6g, Sat 1g
Serves 4
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1 tbsp olive oil
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4 courgettes, cut into disks on the diagonal, then sliced into sticks
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1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
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100g bag baby spinach
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zest 1 lemon
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- Heat 1 tbsp oil in a frying pan. Fry the courgettes over a high heat until just tender, about 4 mins, adding the chilli for the final min. Take off the heat and toss though the spinach until just wilted. Add the lemon zest
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Spinach With Raisins & Pine Nuts
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Kcal 103, Protein 3g, Carbs 5g, fat 8g, Sat 1g
Serves 6
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2 tbsp olive oil
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2 tbsp pine nuts
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2 tbsp raisins
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500g baby spinach leaves
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1 tsp balsamic vinegar
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- Heat the oil in a large pan, add the pine nuts and fry until golden. Add the raisins and fry briefly, then add the spinach leaves and turn in the pan over a fairly high heat until the leaves are just wilted. Sprinkle in the balsamic and seasoning, warm through and serve straight away.
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Onion and Pine Nut Spinach
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Kcal 203, Protein 7, Carbs 9 fat 16, Sat 3g
Serves 6-8
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Heat the oil in a large, deep pan. Add the onions, cover, then gently fry for 15 mins until soft and almost transparent. Add the butter and pine nuts, turn up the heat, then fry for 5 mins more or until the onions are dark golden. Stir in the garlic, grate in a little nutmeg, then fry for 1 min.
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Meanwhile, heat the largest pan you have until very hot. Throw in half the spinach, cover for 20 secs, then stir until just wilted. Tip into a colander set over a bowl, then repeat with the second bag of spinach.
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To serve, toss the cooked spinach into onion mix
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