Spinach Stir Fry with Garlic

Spinach stir fry with garlic is a tasty addition to any meal. This is a Chinese inspired dish, made of blanched spinach seasoned with garlic, spring onion, and soy sauce. It only takes 10 minutes, making it a great option for your holiday menu or as a side for any weeknight dinner.

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Spinach: the recipe uses fresh spinach and I highly recommend fresh spinach for the best result;

Olive oil: I like to use olive oil, while you can swap olive oil with your choice of cooking oil or butter;

Garlic: Garlic works beautifully with spinach. Feel free to reduce garlic or even increase the quantity that I have used in this recipe as per your liking;

Red chili: fresh red chili adds flavor and a touch of heat;

Spring onion: adds some crunch and a beautiful taste to it;

Soy sauce: Soy sauce compliments the dish. I used low sodium soy sauce;

Sea salt: Soy sauce contains salt, hence use salt accordingly;

Sesame seeds: Toasted white sesame seeds add a subtle crunch and slight nuttiness;

Stir Fry Spinach Preparations

Prep the spinach

• Cut off and discard the thick stem of the spinach. 
• Dip the spinach in a large vessel of water and let it sit for a minute to loosen any dirt or soil. Drain and wash the spinach and repeat. 

Blanch the spinach

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
• Add the spinach leaves, stir to submerge in the boiling water and blanch them for 30 seconds to 1 minute. 
• Take out the spinach leaves with a tong and immediately soak in cold water to stop the cooking process.
• Squeeze out excess water - but not all the liquid from the leaves and stems. 
• Then roughly cut the spinach into 1-2" length and put them in a bowl. 

Stir fry the spinach

• Heat oil in a preheated pan, add garlic, and chili. Stir fry for 10 to 20 seconds or until just fragrant. 
• Add spring onion and stir fry for about 20 seconds.
• Add spinach, soy sauce, and salt to taste. Stir fry the spinach to coat and mix with the oil and seasoning. 

• Remove from flame and serve hot, adding toasted sesame seeds.

Recipe Notes & Tips

• Be careful not to squeeze out all the liquid from spinach and make it dry. 
• Do not want to blanch the spinach - just cook the spinach until wilted, then drain water and follow the stir frying step as written. 
• Variations: for additional flavor you can add some mushrooms or shrimps and add before stir-frying spinach.

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Recipe

Spinach Stir Fry with Garlic

This is a Chinese inspired dish, made of blanched spinach seasoned with garlic, spring onion, and soy sauce. It only takes 10 minutes, making it a great option for your holiday menu or as a side for any weeknight dinner.

5 from 5 votes

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Course: Dinner, Lunch, Side Dish

Cuisine: Chinese

Keyword: Spinach stir fry with garlic

Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 1 serving

Calories:

Author: Geetanjali

Equipment

• Pan

Ingredients

• 250 grams or 0.6 pounds fresh spinach cleaned and washed
• 1½ teaspoon olive oil
• 3 garlic cloves crushed
• 1 fresh red chili chopped (or as needed)
• 1 spring onion chopped
• ½ teaspoon soy sauce
• salt to taste
• ½ teaspoon toasted sesame seeds

Instructions

Prep the spinach

• Cut off and discard the thick stem of the spinach.
• Dip the spinach in a large vessel of water and let it sit for a minute to loosen any dirt or soil. Drain and wash the spinach and repeat.

Blanch the spinach

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
• Add the spinach leaves, stir to submerge in the boiling water, and blanch them for 30 seconds to 1 minute.
• Take out the spinach leaves with a tong and immediately soak in cold water to stop the cooking process.
• Squeeze out excess water - but not all the liquid from the leaves and stems.
• Then roughly cut the spinach into 1-2" length and put them in a bowl.

Stir fry the spinach

• Heat oil in a preheated pan, add garlic, and chili. Stir fry for 10 to 20 seconds or until just fragrant.
• Add spring onion and stir fry for about 20 seconds.
• Add spinach, soy sauce, and salt to taste. Stir fry the spinach to coat and mix with the oil and seasoning.
• Remove from flame and serve hot, adding toasted sesame seeds.

Notes

• Be careful not to squeeze out all the liquid from spinach and make it dry.
• Do not want to blanch the spinach - just cook the spinach until wilted, then drain water and follow the stir-frying step as written.
• Variations: for additional flavor, you can add some mushrooms or shrimps and add before stir-frying spinach.