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Mediterranean · Salad

Spinach Salad with Eggs, Cumin, and Garlic

Raw spinach or escarole tossed with diced tomatoes that have marinated in sherry vinegar, olive oil, cumin, garlic, paprika and a whisper of cayenne, then topped with quartered hard-boiled eggs and salt-cured olives.

  • YieldServes 6
  • Hands-on20 min
  • Total52 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Tomato marinade

  • 2ripe tomatoes, peeled, seeded and cut into 6 mm cubes
  • ½ tspground cumin
  • 1 clovesmall garlic clove, minced
  • 1 pinchcayenne pepper
  • ½ tspsweet Hungarian paprika
  • 80 mlextra virgin olive oil, 1/3 cup, half for the tomatoes and half for the greens
  • 2 tbspsherry vinegar

Salad

  • 225 gspinach or escarole, coarsely chopped (about 1/2 lb)
  • to tastesalt
  • to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground
  • 3hard-boiled eggs, quartered
  • 12salt-cured Moroccan or Thassos olives

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
  • Mediterranean
  • Lower sugar

Contains

  • Egg
  • Sulfites
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Olive
  • Grapes
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Bell (sweet) pepper
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Garlic
  • Spinach
  • Black and white pepper
  • Cumin
  • Paprika
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Smoke
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Season

  • Summer

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 1
  • Needs advance prep

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: low

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