This dish did not want to look pretty. I tried! Can you take my word that it tastes 1000 times better than it looks? If not, you’ll just have to make it for yourself, to see!
Above: saag, easy veggie salad, and Polenta for One.
(Side-note: I love raw pine nuts. They are like candy!)
Here’s one of the ugliest recipes that I adore: Saag is an Indian dish, usually made with spinach. When I attended college in Philadelphia, I often ate at a cute Indian restaurant, which had incredible (and vegan!) saag.
I also once had really good saag at the Boston Vegetarian Festival.
Sadly, Texas doesn’t seem to offer anything as yummy and vegan-friendly… or at least I haven’t found it yet. Therefore, frustrated and saag-less, I decided to make my own version of the dish. Right in time for the “May Flowers” part of the poem, I’m calling this “Spring Green Saag.”
Spring-Green Saag
(Serves four, or two Katies!)
- 1 package frozen spinach, thawed (10-12 oz)
- 1 medium onion (160g)
- 2 tsp curry powder
- 2 tbsp minced garlic
- 1/2 tsp salt (or more if desired)
- 1/4 tsp dry ginger (or 1 tsp fresh)
- 1-2 tsp olive oil, or more if desired (I probably use about a tbsp)
- 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup yogurt of choice, depending on desired creaminess (I use Wildwood unsweetened soy)
Add onion and oil to a hot pan. Sauté 3 minutes, or until it begins to brown. Stir in the garlic, curry, and ginger, and sauté for another minute. Then add your spinach, as well as 2 tbsp water. Cook another minute, or until most of the water has absorbed. Remove from heat and stir in yogurt, as well as 1/4 cup water or milk of choice. You can also add a little coriander and turmeric, if desired, for more flavor.
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Maddy says
Hey Katie! I know this has nothing to do with your post except you mentioned food in Philadelphia…I’m there right now touring colleges (haverford and swarthmore today!) and am in Philadelphia for a couple days. Any restaurant recommendations? If you could tell me one of your favorite vegan/vegetarian ones, or other cool ones in general, that would be greatly appreciated!!!! Thanks so much!!
Maddy
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Oh so cool! I went to Bryn Mawr (right next to Haverford… I even took a class there!)
When I was in Philly, I was NOT into healthy eating. My favorite place was Gianna’s (on South Street) for their VeganTreats cakes and pies. I never tried Horizon, but I hear that it’s an amazing restaurant. And the South Street Whole Foods is awesome. Their hot bar is huge! On the opposite side, there’s a WF in Ardmore too… it’s the smallest one ever! (No really, it is.) And Ardmore has a cute little health food store.
Oh, and Cherry Street Chinese was my favorite restaurant, but I hear it closed :(. I bet the whole city’s changed by now!
Have fun!
Angie says
I just love your blog recipes!!!! I am on an inflamation diet and have been really disgusted with eating, until now that is!!!!!!!!!! I can’t wait to try each and every one of those oatmeals and bars to go not to forget the ice creams, shakes, cupcakes and…… I have eaten at that Indian place in Philly The brunch was awesome!!!!
Me! says
You spoke about pics of your green food to be not as appetizing as desserts. Well I tell you what, take the pics because some of us really enjoy your foods and love to see them! You and your blog are AWESOME! 🙂
kennacoconut says
I just made this for lunch! I ate 3/4 of it… yum! And gave the rest to my dog xD
Lucy says
Just made the saag… so easy and yummy and comforting. Of course, without the authentic Indian spices, it doesn’t quite taste like what you’d eat at an Indian restaurant, but it’s pretty darn close for an homemade alternative. Thank you! 🙂
kate says
hey girl,
Do you have the nutrition info?
Ciera says
Really good!
Lili says
This turned out OK. I didn’t make the recipe exactly to scale, so maybe the flavors are a bit off, but I could add more curry! For a spinach dish, this is pretty good. I’ve never eaten saag before though so I don’t know how it’s supposed to taste xD
Anna Maria says
Do you happen to know the Nutrition Facts on this recipe? It looks so great! I can’t wait to make it 🙂
Dom says
Just made this, yum! I really liked it with a squeeze of lemon.
Erika says
Do you have the nutritional info available for this recipe?