Spinach with cod and dried fruits step by step

Ingredients to make spinach with cod

To make this recipe, you only need 900 g of fresh spinach, 4 garlic, 30 g of raisins, 4 dates, 4 dried apricots, 2 pieces of desalted cod, oil and salt.

Prepare the spinach

First of all, clean, wash the spinach and cook it for a couple of minutes in a saucepan with salted water. And once cooked, transfer them to a colander and press gently with the back of a spoon to release all the water.

Sauté the garlic and dried fruits

On the one hand, peel the garlic and chop it finely. On the other, chop the dried apricots and dates. And finally, put a non-stick frying pan on the heat with a thread of oil and sauté the garlic, raisins, dried apricots and dates for a couple of minutes.

Add the cod in flakes

Take the clean cod, crumble it into flakes, and add it to the pan over the dried fruit sauté for a few seconds so that it is infused with all the flavors.

Alternative with fresh cod

You can also make it with fresh cod if you prefer. You just have to steam or grill it for a few minutes and add it to the sauté as you have done with the desalted cod.

Plate and serve

With a kitchen ring or with the help of your hands, assemble the dish like a millefeuille, alternating layers of spinach, cod flakes and dried fruits.

And more ideas …

If you want other dishes with this fish, like these cod fritters, and other ideas to eat more fish without realizing it, don't miss out on our delicious recipes to camouflage it.

As you have seen in the step by step, making spinach with cod and dried fruits is more than easy and with a simply spectacular result. It's yet another proof that light recipes don't have to be bland, boring, and unappetizing.

Ingredients:

900 g fresh spinach
4 garlic
30 g of raisins
4 dates
4 dried apricots
2 pieces of desalted cod
Oil and salt

Step by step reminder

Clean, wash and drain the spinach. Cook them for 2 min in a saucepan with salted water and transfer them to a colander; press gently with the back of a spoon to release the water.
Peel the garlic and chop it finely. Chop the dried apricots and dates. Put a frying pan on the heat with a thread of oil and sauté the garlic, raisins, dried apricots and dates for a couple of minutes.
Place the clean cod cut into flakes on top and cook for a few seconds. Assemble the plate with a ring, like a millefeuille, alternating layers of spinach, dried fruit and cod.

Spinach, a highly recommended food

Spinach is super light because it has a high water content (89%), and at the same time it is highly recommended because it is the vegetable with the highest proportion of iron and a high content of calcium and potassium, as well as other minerals and vitamins.

Although they can be eaten steamed or fresh, in salad for example, it must be taken into account that spinach contains oxalates, salts that can lead to kidney stones. Reason for boiling them, it helps to eliminate some of those oxalates when you drain them.

Other ideas with spinach

The young leaves are very rich in salad together with other vegetables, or with fresh cheese, nuts and fruits.
Larger leaves can be blanched by scalding them a bit, and used to make rice or meat rolls.
They also serve as a filling for empanadas, dumplings, cannelloni, lasagna, croquettes …
Together with rice or legumes they are a good garnish for meat and fish.
Its juice is an excellent nutrient both alone and mixed with other vegetables such as tomatoes or carrots, for example.
If you want you can freeze them, but as long as they are already cooked and previously drained.