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🇮🇹 Italian Vegetarian

Spinach Carpaccio

🇮🇹 Italian

Paper-thin spinach fanned out under rocket, shaved parmesan and a lemony dressing. 15 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

Prep 15 min Cook 0 min Serves 2 Easy

Ingredients

  • Saltto taste
  • Spinach300 g
  • Onion1/2, thinly sliced
  • Lemon1, juiced
  • Fresh Basilhandful, torn
  • Olive Oil3 tbsp
  • Parmesan Cheese40 g
  • Rocket100 g

Instructions

  1. 1

    Whisk the lemon juice with the olive oil, salt and pepper for a bright, simple dressing.

  2. 2

    Prepare the spinach — slice, shred or cube it so every forkful gets some.

  3. 3

    Toss the spinach with the onion, fresh basil and the dressing just before serving.

  4. 4

    Let it sit 5 minutes so the flavours marry, then taste and add another squeeze of lemon if it needs lift.

Chef's tip

For deeper flavour, toast the dried oregano in the oil before adding anything wet.

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