Name: Creamed spinach
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 20 gm butter; 4 golden shallots, diced; 900 gm spinach, washed and dried well, trimmed and coarsely chopped; 2 tbsp crème fraîche, plus extra to serve; 2 tbsp double cream; Lemon juice, to taste

Creamed spinach

Sometimes all that's missing is a simple side dish. Creamed spinach is about as simple as it gets (and it goes with just about anything).

Serves 4

Cook

10M

Some side dishes can be a little bit more trouble than they’re worth. Not this creamed spinach. Our recipe isn’t just easy to whip up, it’s also wonderfully versatile: try it with a grass-fed sirloin steak, or on toasted sourdough with poached eggs for brunch.

Ingredients

20 gm butter

4 golden shallots, diced

900 gm spinach, washed and dried well, trimmed and coarsely chopped

2 tbsp crème fraîche, plus extra to serve

2 tbsp double cream

Lemon juice, to taste

Method

1.Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat, add shallot, and stir until softened (6-8 minutes). Add spinach, season with salt to taste, and stir occasionally until wilted (2-4 minutes). Add crème fraîche and cream, bring to a simmer, then remove from heat.

2.Blend spinach mixture with a hand-held blender until smooth and season with lemon juice and salt to taste. To serve, dollop crème fraîche on top and season with pepper to taste.

Styling by Lisa Featherby

Styling by Geraldine Muñoz