Name: Creamed spinach
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 20 gm butter; 4 golden shallots, diced; 900 gm spinach, washed and dried well, trimmed and coarsely chopped; 2 tbsp crème fraîche, plus extra to serve; 2 tbsp double cream; Lemon juice, to taste

Creamed spinach

Sometimes all that's missing is a simple side dish. Creamed spinach is about as simple as it gets (and it goes with just about anything).

Some side dishes can be a little bit more trouble than they’re worth. Not this creamed spinach. Our recipe isn’t just easy to whip up, it’s also wonderfully versatile: try it with a grass-fed sirloin steak, or on toasted sourdough with poached eggs for brunch.

Ingredients

20 gm butter

4 golden shallots, diced

900 gm spinach, washed and dried well, trimmed and coarsely chopped

2 tbsp crème fraîche, plus extra to serve

2 tbsp double cream

Lemon juice, to taste

Method

1.Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat, add shallot, and stir until softened (6-8 minutes). Add spinach, season with salt to taste, and stir occasionally until wilted (2-4 minutes). Add crème fraîche and cream, bring to a simmer, then remove from heat.

2.Blend spinach mixture with a hand-held blender until smooth and season with lemon juice and salt to taste. To serve, dollop crème fraîche on top and season with pepper to taste.

Recipe / styling by Lisa Featherby

Styling by Geraldine Muñoz

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