The Best Creamed Spinach

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1/4 cup finely diced shallots
• 2 cloves Oven-Roasted Garlic
• 2/3 cup finely diced mushrooms
• domestic or wild (if wild
• use caps only)
• 3 tablespoons finely sliced scallions
• white part only
• 3/4 cup heavy cream
• 5 1/2 cups coarsely chopped spinach leaves (about 6 ounces)
• 1 teaspoon butter
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Simple Roasted Chicken
• Saddle of Lamb
• Rack of lamb
• Pan-roasted veal chops
• Roasted Salmon

Instructions

1. In a large saute pan, heat the olive oil over medium heat until almost shimmering.
2. Add the shallots and garlic and saute until soft but not colored, 1 to 2 minutes.
3. Add the mushrooms and scallions and saute 1 minute.
4. Add the cream, raise the heat slightly, and boil until slightly thickened, 1 to 2 minutes.
5. Add the spinach and stir until wilted.
6. Add the butter and continue to stir until the spinach is soft, 1 to 2 minutes.
7. Variation:
8. You can omit other ingredients if you want to, but keep the mushrooms and garlic!