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Spinach and Kale Asoura
Total time95 min
Prep25 min
Cook70 min
Yield4 servings
DifficultyMedium
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Vegetarian mains

ChefRana Jarkas

Spinach and Kale Asoura

Spinach and kale asoura — a healthy, flavorful vegetarian side dish prepared similarly to endive asoura. Ideal for lovers of light, oil-based greens.

Spinach and kale asoura is a nutritious, delicious vegetarian dish prepared similarly to endive asoura.

Ingredients

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  • کايل
  • سبانخ
  • بصل جوانح
  • عصير حامض حسب الرغبة
  • ملح
  • For more tasty vegetarian recipes, see Fatteh with Vegetables

Method

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  1. Blanch the kale in boiling water until the leaves soften.
  2. Drain it well and put it in a non-stick pan on the heat together with the clean spinach leaves.
  3. Stir the kale and spinach until they wilt.
  4. Drain them and squeeze them by hand after they have cooled slightly.
  5. Set them aside while preparing the onions: in a pan fry sliced or wedged onions in olive oil until they soften.
  6. Add the fried onions with a little salt to the squeezed greens and sauté them together briefly in the pan.
  7. Finally add a squeeze of lemon and toss.
  8. Pour the kale and spinach asoura into a serving dish.
  9. Separately, fry wedged onions in a little olive oil with a pinch of salt until crispy to garnish the asoura.
  10. Let the dish cool slightly before serving.

Recipe tags

Vegetarian mainsLevantVegetarianVeganDairy freeGluten freeNut freeEgg freeMediumLong cook

Notes and serving ideas

  • Fatteh with Vegetables

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