Buttered Wilted Spinach with Garlic and Lemon

A fork in a bowl of buttered spinach on a wooden chopping board.

Buttered Wilted Spinach with Garlic and Lemon

Made with just 4 ingredients and ready to serve in 5 minutes, this buttered wilted spinach is a great last minute side. Seasoned with garlic and lemon, it's far from bland!

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Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Diet: Gluten Free, Vegetarian

Prep Time: 2

Cook Time: 3

Total Time: 5

Servings: servings

Calories: 129kcal

Author: Betty Davies

Ingredients

2 tablespoons salted butter
1 garlic clove
8 ounces baby spinach (227g)
zest of half a lemon

Instructions

Melt the butter in a pot over a medium heat.
Peel the garlic clove and secure it onto the prongs of a fork.
One the butter has melted, add in the spinach, a few handfuls at a time. Stir with the fork with the garlic on it.
Keep stirring the spinach until it has wilted.
Serve in a bowl and finish with grated lemon zest.

Notes

Wash and pat dry your spinach before adding it to the pan.
Don't have the pan on too high a heat during cooking or the spinach will wilt too quickly.
Add the spinach to the pan a handful at a time and keep stirring until it reduces in size.
If you's like a stronger garlic flavor, finely mince the clove and add it to the pot as the butter melts.

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