Spinach with pine nuts and raisins
Boiled spinach pan-finished with pine nuts and raisins, drizzled with olive oil and served with spelt crackers — a sweet-savory greens side that embodies the leafy-vegetable-and-olive-oil fundamentals of Longo's longevity plan.
From The Longevity Diet

- Yield
- 1 serving
- Category
- Side Dish
- Cuisine
- Italian
Nutrition (estimated)
per 1 plate (about 200 g cooked)- Calories
- 240 kcal
- Protein
- 6 g
- Fat
- 18 g
- Carbs
- 18 g
- Fiber
- 5 g
- Sugar
- 8 g
- Sodium
- 290 mg
Ingredients
- spinach 150g
- pine nuts 9g
- raisins 9g
- olive oil 12mL
- salt
Instructions
- Boil spinach, then drain well.
- Sauté the drained spinach with pine nuts and raisins for a few minutes, adding a splash of water to prevent sticking.
- Remove from heat, drizzle with olive oil, cover, and rest 2–3 minutes before serving.
