Seared Spinach With Fried Garlic Chips

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 8 garlic cloves, peeled and thinly sliced
• 20 ounces spinach, trimmed, well washed, and dried
• 1 lemon, halved
• red pepper flakes, to taste
• salt, to taste
• freshly cracked black pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 place 1/4 cup olive oil in a small saute' pan, add the garlic slices and bring to a simmer over medium heat; fry the chips until golden brown (7-10 minutes, be very careful not to burn them), then use a slotted spoon to remove and place on a paper towel to drain.
• 2 pour the oil left in the small pan into a very large saute' pan, add the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil, and heat over high heat until almost smoking hot.
• 3 add the spinach and cook, stirring and tossing as fast as you can, for about a minute-- you must stir quickly or the spinach will become too wilted in a very short time; the spinach should turn bright green and wilt slightly.
• 4 remove the spinach from the heat, squeeze lemon over the top, and add a generous pinch of red pepper flakes, salt and black pepper to taste.
• 5 toss well and garnish with the fried garlic chips.