This quick side dish consists of fresh spinach baked with flavorful Indian spices and herbs. It’s adapted from “Raji Cuisine: Indian Flavors, French Passion,” by Raji Jallepalli with Judith Choate.
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SAVORY SPINACH GRATIN
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Yield: 6 servings
1 teaspoon olive oil
2 bags (10 ounces each) ready-to-use spinach
1 tablespoon minced fresh dill
1 medium clove garlic, peeled, minced
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon each: curry powder, salt
1/4 teaspoon each: ground ginger, freshly ground pepper
1 1/2 cups fresh bread crumbs
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1. Heat oven to 400 degrees. Sort through spinach, removing stems. Coarsely chop spinach; mix in bowl with dill, garlic, cumin, curry powder, salt, ground ginger and pepper. Pack tightly into lightly greased 9-inch gratin dish.
2. Spread bread crumbs on top; drizzle with melted butter. Bake until top is well browned, about 30 minutes.
Nutrition information per serving:
Calories ………… 185 Fat ………… 8 g Saturated fat …. 4 g
% calories from fat .. 39 Cholesterol .. 15 mg Sodium …….. 500 mg
Carbohydrates …… 24 g Protein …….. 6 g Fiber ………. 3.5 g
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