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White House Faux Creamed Spinach
Recipe By :White House executive chef Cristeta Comerford
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : LowCal (Less than 300 cals) LowerCarbs
Vegan
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 pounds baby spinach -- washed and cleaned, divided
Salt
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 shallots -- minced
2 garlic cloves -- minced
Pepper
Blanch 1/2 pound of spinach in salted, boiling water. Immediately, shock
the blanched spinach in a bowl of ice water. Drain and squeeze out excess
water. Puree in a blender. Set aside. In a large skillet, heat the olive
oil, then sauté the shallots and garlic until translucent. Add the rest of
the spinach leaves. Toss and sauté until wilted. Fold in the spinach
puree. Season with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.
Serves 6
Prep time: 5 mins
Cook time: 5 mins
Total time: 10 mins
First lady Michelle Obama praises White House executive chef Cristeta
Comerford for this "delicious and nutritious" dish.
Per serving: 93 calories (percent of calories from fat, 50), 5 grams
protein, 7 grams carbohydrates, 4 grams fiber, 5 grams fat (1 gram
saturated), no cholesterol, 121 milligrams sodium.
ChupaNote: use this all the time as a pasta sauce thinned with pasta
water, a topping for baked potatoes or grilled tofuc, a base for soup.
Freezes well in cube tray. If you really want cream: use soft tofu stirred
into the olive oil and shallots, and broken down, before adding the
spinach. Vegan cream cheese works well, too.
Cuisine:
"Southern USA"
Source:
"Atlanta-Journal Constitution"
S(Formatted by Chupa Babi):
"March 2012"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 46 Calories; 5g Fat (36.4% calories
from fat); 4g Protein; 14g Carbohydrate; 12g Dietary Fiber; 0mg
Cholesterol; 179mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Vegetable; 1 Fat.
Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0
