Sauteed Spinach

This dish is one i grew up with, my mom  still prepares a lot of it as an appetizer for lunch and stores it in the fridge so she can have something ready for a light dinner the next day. She usually tops it with crispy fried onions, which boosts the flavors but this tastes very good without the added fats. For all spinach lovers, this is light, healthy and hearty. Just a squeeze of lemon and you're good to go...

Recipe

Serves 4

Ingredients:

1 pack of frozen cut spinach (available in all supermarkets)
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
1 clove of garlic, minced
3 tbsps vegetable/corn oil
salt, to taste
red pepper flakes (optional)
Lemon, to taste

Method:

Defrost the cut spinach and place in a colander for a few hours. Use a dry cloth to squeeze to wring the spinach from excess liquid. Set aside.
Put the oil in a pan at medium high, place the sliced onions and fry until golden (do not burn), then stir in the garlic, red pepper flakes and spinach. Cook for 5 min and serve warm or cold with pita bread.

Nutrition facts: Spinach doesn't get any healthier than this. Even "Popeye" agrees ;)
"Spinach is an excellent source of bone-healthy vitamin K, magnesium, manganese, and calcium; heart-healthy folate, potassium, and vitamin B6; energy-producing iron and vitamin B2; and free radical-scavenging vitamin A (through its concentration of beta-carotene) and vitamin C."