
As fate would have it, our Freshtopia kitchen got a mini-makeover featuring Ikea furnishings courtesy of the show Dream Home with the lovely host Lisa Quinn ! It’s now super organized and has some nice new accoutrements that we’re perhaps a little too stoked about… Today’s recipe is inspired by Palak Paneer, a delicious Indian spinach dish, and it’s full of flavor and nutrition. Tanja has so much energy from all those healthy greens, she can’t stop dancing, no matter how much you might wish otherwise! Big thanks to Dream Home, Lisa Quinn, and Ikea. Also, a special thanks to Jonathan Coulton for the use of his hilariously awesome song “Ikea.” Visit his website to lavish praise, cash, and half-pony half-monkey monster dolls on him. Cilantro-Curry Spinach: Serves 2 as entrée, 4 as side dish Large bunch spinach (about 4C tightly packed) 1 Avocado, cubed Sauce: 1 bunch cilantro leaves (about 1 1/2C packed) 1/2C chopped tomato 4 sun-dried tomato halves, soaked in 1C filtered water 1/4C olive oil, plus 1T for spinach 2T onion, chopped 1T ginger root, peeled and minced Small clove garlic, minced ½ jalapeno, deseeded and chopped 1T cumin 1Tcoriander 1T curry powder 1t raw honey or agave syrup Sea salt to taste Ground cashews to garnish Soak the sun-dried tomatoes in the water until they are quite soft, (about 30 minutes) and reserve the soak water. Place washed spinach in large bowl and add a dash of sea salt and 1T of the oil, then massage spinach until wilted and tender. Add all sauce ingredients to a blender or food processor and blend until smooth and pour-able, adding tomato soak water as needed to thin. Toss cubed avocado with the spinach, top with sauce and garnish with ground cashews.
