Balsamic - Warm spinach, red onion and feta salad

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Warm Spinach, Red Onion And Feta Salad

 

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Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Salads

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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250 grams tender spinach -- (8 oz) without any tough stems

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 red onion -- sliced into thin rings

1 tablespoon sherry vinegar or balsamic vinegar

4 tablespoons chopped mint

175 grams feta cheese -- (6 oz) cubed

50 grams black kalamata olives (optional) (50-125g) (2-4 oz)

salt and freshly ground black pepper

 

Wash the spinach thoroughly in several changes of cold water and put it in a

colander to drain.

 

Heat the oil in a large saucepan, put in the onion and cook gently, covered,

for 2-3 minutes until beginning to soften.

 

Remove the onion from the pan and put the spinach in. Stir-fry over a high

heat for 1-2 minutes, until just wilted; remove from the heat.

 

Add the onion, vinegar, mint, feta cheese, and the olives if used. Mix

gently, season with salt and pepper, and serve at once.

 

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 641 Calories; 51g Fat (70.6% calories

from fat); 27g Protein; 21g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 156mg

Cholesterol; 1958mg Sodium. Exchanges: 3 1/2 Lean Meat; 2 1/2 Vegetable; 8

Fat.

 

NOTES : Serve this with some good bread, pasta or a baked potato for a

filling lunch or supper.

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0