Changes, hints and thoughts for the future:

- we didn't have enough spinach to fulfill the original recipe (which called for 1 kilo of spinach) so I subbed in enough broccoli instead (it turned out pretty good, too!)

- I used fat-free yogurt (because I'm fat conscious these days), and while it didn't taste terrible, it definitely would have been just that much more tasty with whole fat yogurt...but then it wouldn't have been fat free...ugh.

 

 

Spinach and Broccoli with Yogurt

* Adapted From Ghillie Basan's cookbook, The Middle Eastern Kitchen

Ingredients:
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 onions, halved and sliced
1/2 teaspoon ground tumeric
2 cups spinach, washed and drained
1 1/2 cups broccoli florets
1 1/2 cups yogurt
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions:
1. In a heavy-based pan, heat oil. Stir in the onions and broccoli and fry until onions are golden. Stir in tumeric and add the spinach.
2. Cover pan and cook gently until spinach is soft. Mix well and leave to cool.
3. Beat yogurt in a bowl and add the spinach. Mix well and season with salt and pepper to taste.
4. Serve cold or chilled as a side dish or appetizer with bread.

I served this as, along with Beer Rye Bread to cool down a rather Spicy Sausage with Fava Beans dish...perfect!