Espinaca A La Catalan (Catalan-Style Spinach) - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 tablespoons spanish extra virgin olive oil
    1 gravenstein apple, peeled, cored, and cut into 1/4 inch cubes (read *NOTE)
    1/4 cup pine nuts
    1/4 cup seedless dark raisin
    1/2 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste
    10 ounces fresh Baby Spinach, washed and patted dry (I use a salad spinner)
Preparation
    *NOTE: Original recipe specified a golden delicious apple. However any apple variety that holds its shape well for baking will work in this recipe: Rome beauty, braeburn, gala, for example.
    Heat the olive oil in a large pan over a medium-high flame.
    When the oil is very hot, add the apple cubes and cook until they are lightly browned; about 1-2 minutes.
    Add the pine nuts and cook until they are lightly browned; about 20-30 seconds. Watch pan carefully as the pine nuts can burn quite easily! *Constantly stir the nuts to avoid burning.*.
    Add the raisins and the 1/2 teaspoon salt; stir together. Add the spinach and saute very fast until it just starts to wilt; about another 20-30 seconds.
    Now remove the pan from the heat; the spinach will continue to wilt off the heat.
    Add salt to taste, and serve immediately.

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