Wednesday 13 February 2013

Turkish Spinach with Potato Recipes


Spinach with Potato

(Ispanakli Patates)


Ingredients

  • Half a bag of spinach (approx 200g), washed. 
  • 4 medium sized potatoes peeled and cut into large sections
  • 3 shallots, chopped
  • 2 large tomatoes
  • Tomato puree (I used sundried tomato puree)
  • Olive oil
  • Salt & pepper to taste
Method
  1. Add olive oil to a pan and sauté the onions and potatoes for a few minutes. 
  2. Meanwhile, whizz up the tomatoes and tomato puree in a blender or food processor. 
  3. Add the spinach and blended tomato mixture to the pan. Stir to combine. 
  4. Put lid on the pan - the steam will cause the spinach to wilt and release extra cooking liquid to the pan. 
  5. When spinach has wilted, add salt & pepper to taste, cover and reduce heat to a gentle simmer. 
  6. Leave simmering until the potatoes are cooked through. 
Another Potato and Spinach Recipe
1 bunch spinach, washed and drained

7-8 yellow mini potatoes, peeled, cut in half
1 medium onion, chopped
1 medium tomato, grated
1 tbsp crushed tomato, in can
50 ml extra virgin olive oil
Salt
Pepper

Garlic Yogurt Sauce:
1/2 cup yogurt
1 garlic clove, mashed with salt



First cut the spinach in large pieces. Saute the onion and potatoes with olive oil for about 4-5 minutes on low heat in a medium pot. Then add the spinach, tomato, crushed tomato, salt and black pepper. Cover the lid and cook until the potatoes are tender on medium-low heat.



Serve Spinach with Potato with the Garlic Yogurt Sauce.

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