Stir Fried Garlic Spinach with Mustard Seeds

[Photograph: Max Falkowitz] If you've had dim sum, there's a good chance you've had water spinach, stir fried with garlic till just wilted. It's a clean, simple dish that shows greens at their best, and one that takes quite well...

Steakhouse-Style Creamed Spinach

Bring a steakhouse classic home with this easy Creamed Spinach recipe. It's the perfect side dish for your favorite steaks, seafood, and more. 

Garlic Butter Warm Red Cabbage Salad

A Warm Red Cabbage Salad tossed with herb and garlic butter and sprinkled with pistachios. Adds a beautiful splash of colour to any table and is a fabulously moorish way to serve cabbage!

Sautéed Green Beans with Garlic

Sautéed Green Beans with garlic is a wonderful, classic preparation for a green beans recipe. Totally delicious, quick and easy.

Spinach with Pine Nuts and Raisins

This traditionally Spanish dish comes together in under an hour and is fresh, acidic, earthy, spicy, and sweet.

Spinach and Red Shen Choy in Garlicky Broth

Tender baby spinach and red shen choy are briefly simmered just until wilted, then served very simply in a broth flavored with lightly browned garlic. I can't think of an easier way to put a delicious side dish on the table.

The Food Lab's Creamed Spinach

The bare bones of this creamed spinach recipe are pretty straightforward and classic: The spinach is cooked low and slow to gradually concentrate its juices. Combined with a creamy béchamel sauce, it reduces into a rich, thick coating with a near pudding-like texture. The only minor embellishments I include here are a doubling-up of the alliums and a last-minute shot of crème fraîche for a final dose of creaminess and fresh flavor.

Garlic Butter Rice with Kale

Say hello to your new favourite kale recipe - it's time to think beyond a salad!! There's an enormous amount of kale hidden in amongst all that buttery, garlicky rice.... This is a terrific two-in-one side dish that will pair with almost anything and keeps for days!

Hearty White Bean and Spinach Soup with Rosemary and Garlic

White beans in a garlicky rosemary broth with wilted spinach make for a quick and easy, balanced, and delicious 30-minute meal in a bowl.

Buttered Spinach From 'The Nourished Kitchen'

Jennifer McGruther found this spinach recipe featured in her new cookbook, The Nourished Kitchen, tucked away in an old journal from a friend. The recipe dated back to 1846, making it the epitome of traditional cooking.