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Shawarma Greens

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Shawarma Greens

From Marie Viljoen at Gardenista: https://www.gardenista.com/posts/garden-to-table-recipe-spicy-spinach-from-66-square-feet/

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed and chopped
  • 4 ounces Malabar spinach leaves and young stalks
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • ¼ teaspoon schwarma spices*
  • Salt, a pinch

Instructions

  1. In a pan over medium heat warm the oil, and add the garlic. Sauté until translucent.
  2. Add the spinach. Raise heat to high and cook for a couple of minutes. Turn, and add the lemon juice and spices.
  3. Continue to cook until the leaves have collapsed but have not lost their bright color. Serve at once.

Notes

*Shawarma spice blend: 1 tablespoon cumin seeds 1 tablespoon sumac 2 teaspoon black peppercorns 1 teaspoon fennel seeds 1 star anise 5 cloves 5 cardamom pods ½ cinnamon stick ¼ teaspoon fenugreek seeds ½ whole nutmeg, grated ¼ teaspoon paprika Whizz everything in a spice grinder till fine. Bottle at once.

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