BORANI ESFANAAJ
Wonderful Middle Eastern spinach salad which can also be used as a dip.

1 lb. spinach
1 onion
1 Tbsp olive oil
2 cups yogurt, drained
2 cloves garlic, crushed
¼ cup chopped walnuts
Pepper to taste
Mint leaves.

Place clean spinach leaves in a covered stainless steel saute pan and mince in the onion.
Cook over medium heat for only 3 minutes in the water that clings to the leaves.
Drain the semi cooked leaves and return them to the pan, adding the olive oil. Put the cover on the pot but do not return it to the heat. Let the spinach stand for 5 minutes then chill in the refrigerator.
Strain yogurt through cheese cloth for an hour.
Mix together and chill the yogurt, garlic, walnuts and pepper. Stir the cold spinach into the yogurt dressing, and pile creamy salad into a glass bowl. Garnish with mint leaves.

This recipe is from www.hortns.com
Use Nova Scotia fruit and vegetables, sweetened by deep rich soil and sea breezes.
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