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08:22 | Oscar Grimm | May 25th, 2007 2:59pm |

Our kitchen got a surprise mini-makeover featuring Ikea furnishings courtesy of the show Dream Home with the wonderful Lisa Quinn! It’s now supra-organized and has some nice new accoutrements 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 entree, 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
1/2 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.

Tags: Dream Home, Lisa Quinn, Palak Paneer, Tanja, Ikea, Jonathan Coulton

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