Spinach with milk and garlic

Creamy spinach with milk and garlic, good next to an egg or as a side dish. Add the milk gradually until you get the consistency you want.

Prep time: 15 minCook time: 15 minServings: 6

Classic method

Ingredients

  • 1 kg fresh spinach, trimmed
  • 30 ml oil
  • 30 g flour (2 tbsp)
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 400–500 ml milk
  • Celtic sea salt and pepper, to taste

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How to make it

  1. Wash the spinach well and blanch it for 2–3 minutes in boiling water with a little salt. Drain and chop it.
  2. Heat the oil over a low heat. Add the chopped garlic and stir for 30 seconds without letting it brown.
  3. Add the flour and stir for a minute. Gradually pour in 400 ml milk, whisking all the time.
  4. Add the spinach and cook for 8–10 minutes, stirring. Add more milk if you want a runnier consistency.
  5. Season with salt and pepper and serve hot.
Thermomix adaptation TM6

Blanch the spinach separately, then make the sauce and cook the spinach in the TM6.

Ingredients

  • 1 kg fresh spinach, trimmed
  • 30 ml oil
  • 30 g flour (2 tbsp)
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 400–500 ml milk
  • Celtic sea salt and pepper, to taste

How to make it

  1. Blanch and drain the spinach as in the first step of the classic method.
  2. Place the garlic in the mixing bowl: 3 sec / speed 7. Scrape down the sides of the mixing bowl with the spatula, with the appliance stopped, and add the oil: 2 min / 100°C / speed 1.
  3. Add the flour: 1 min / 100°C / speed 2. Add 400 ml milk: 5 min / 90°C / speed 3.
  4. Add the blanched, chopped spinach, the salt and pepper, without going above the MAX mark: 8 min / 95°C / reverse / speed 2.
  5. Adjust with a little milk and stir by hand.

Estimated nutritional values*

Per serving: 1/6 of the classic quantity.

Energy
approx. 150 kcal
Protein
approx. 7,9 g
Carbohydrates
approx. 9,8 g
Fat
approx. 8,8 g

Values vary with the ingredients and the portion size. Salt added to taste is not included.

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