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    Where Is My Spoon > Recipes > Side Dishes

    Creamy Spinach Potato Mash

    Last modified: Aug 25, 2023 · Published by Adina, Oct 5, 2019 · 10 Comments

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    Super creamy spinach potato mash – a perfect side dish for fish, chicken, or just a poached egg.

    Spinach Potato Mash

    An extra recipe this week. I was actually done with the spinach series, but this Spinach Potato Mash recipe is so good I could not keep it only for us.

    I've only cooked this because I had some leftover veggies from making the Spinach Feta Pie – Börek from yesterday, and I didn't feel like making only salad with it. So I thought about this mash.

    I don't think anybody really needs another recipe for mashed potatoes, we all make them and everyone has its own way with it. But I find that mixing the potatoes with the spinach is worth mentioning, it is just so good!

    And if you would like some other special mash try these roasted garlic Parmesan mashed potatoes.

    Not to mention this is great way to get your children to eat greens without complaining one bit. Mine are really more into it now after we had so much of it lately, but still they found that combining potatoes with spinach was a particularly good idea.

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    • How to make spinach potato mash?
    • What else to serve with the spinach mash?
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    spinach mashed potatoes with fish in a bowl

    What do you need?

    Potatoes:

    • The best potatoes to use for mash are starchy potatoes.
    • You can still make a decent mash with all-purpose potatoes, but starchy ones are just better in this case.
    • Russet or Yukon Gold in America. Maris Piper, Rooster, Desiree, etc., in the UK or Australia, and mehligkochende Kartoffeln in Germany.

    Spinach:

    • You can use baby, mature, or frozen.
    • Mature spinach has to be chopped first and will need a couple of minutes more in the water.
    • Frozen one can be added still frozen or partially frozen to the water; it will defrost very quickly.

    How to make spinach potato mash?

    • Peel and chop the potatoes. Cook in salted water.
    • Five minutes before they are done, add the spinach and continue cooking until the potatoes are soft and the spinach wilted and cooked. Drain well.
    • Mash adding the hot milk and the butter.
    • Add more milk if necessary to get your preferred consistency.
    • Adjust the taste with nutmeg, salt, and pepper.

    Fish recipe as a bonus:

    Although this post should only be about the spinach mashed potatoes, I feel I have to write the recipe for making the fish as well. It is the perfect fit!

    • Melt the butter in a cast-iron pan.
    • Sprinkle the fish filets with salt and pepper and drag them through the flour.
    • Pat the fish to remove the excess flour and fry in the hot pan for about 2 minutes per side.
    Spinach potato mash with fish and lemon in a bowl

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    spinach and potato mash in a small bowl with fish.

    Creamy Spinach Potato Mash Recipe

    Super creamy spinach potato mash – a perfect side dish for fish, chicken, or just a poached egg.
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    Course: Side Dishes
    Cuisine: German
    Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 25 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 40 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4 people
    Calories: 509kcal
    Author: Adina
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    Ingredients 

    Spinach potato mash:

    • 1.3 lb potatoes 600 g, (Note 1)
    • 5.5 oz spinach 150 g, (Note 2)
    • ½ cup hot milk 125 ml, or more if necessary
    • 1 tablespoon butter
    • 1 heaped tablespoon sour cream/creme fraiche/ cream cheese optional but recommandable
    • some nutmeg
    • fine sea salt and pepper

    Fish:

    • 4 fillets redfish or other fish of choice for instance pollack, pangasius, about 4.4 – 5.3 oz/ 125 – 150 g each
    • 1-2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
    • fine sea salt and pepper
    • 1 tablespoon butter
    • lemon to serve

    Instructions

    Spinach potato mash:

    • Cook vegetables: Peel and chop the potatoes. Cook in salted water. Five minutes before they are done, add the spinach and continue cooking until the potatoes are soft and the spinach wilted and cooked. Drain well.
    • Mash the potatoes and the spinach, adding the hot milk and the butter. Add more milk if necessary to get your preferred consistency.
    • Adjust the taste with sour cream/creme fraiche/ cream cheese (if using), nutmeg, salt, and pepper.

    Fish:

    • Season fish: Sprinkle the fish fillets with salt and pepper and drag them through the flour. Pat the fish to remove the excess flour.
    • Fry fish: Melt the butter in a cast-iron pan. Fry the fish fillets in the hot pan for about 2 minutes per side.
    • Serve immediately with lemon, spinach and potato mash, and salad or other vegetables of choice.

    Notes

    1. The best potatoes to use for mash are starchy potatoes. Russet or Yukon Gold in America. Maris Piper, Rooster, Desiree, etc., in the UK or Australia, and mehligkochende Kartoffeln in Germany.
    2. Spinach: You can use baby, mature, or frozen spinach. Mature spinach has to be chopped first and will need a couple of minutes more in the water. Frozen one can be added still frozen or partially frozen to the water, it will defrost very quickly.
     

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1g | Calories: 509kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 40g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 120mg | Sodium: 466mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 2g
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    1. Monika says

      January 22, 2020 at 1:32 pm

      Dearest Adina, I knew this! I knew that I would have to come to your web site to get some inspiration for my side dish! And I have just found it !!!! And I\m gonna serve with fish dinner tonight ..... absolutely perfect! And as I am a huge spinach lover, I am sure I am gonna make it very often in the future .... 🙂

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      • Adina says

        January 22, 2020 at 3:24 pm

        Monika, you are so nice! Thank you for all your lovely comments, they fill me with joy every time. I really hope you like the spinach mash.

        Reply
    2. Marsha says

      July 31, 2017 at 3:25 pm

      Made these last week, was SO proud of the turn out. They were DELICIOUS. Thank you… your site is now in my top 3 favorites!

      Reply
      • Adina says

        July 31, 2017 at 5:20 pm

        Thank you, Marsha, that is so nice of you to say! Makes me proud as well! 🙂

        Reply
    3. Sissi says

      May 06, 2017 at 6:05 pm

      Such a clever idea! I would never think about it, but I love it!

      Reply
    4. Laura Dembowski says

      May 04, 2017 at 6:05 pm

      Always awesome to find ways to incorporate more leafy greens into your diet! That fish looks so flaky and delicious!

      Reply
    5. Balvinder says

      May 02, 2017 at 4:02 pm

      This is a really healthy rendition of mashed potatoes. I can just eat this by itself with a nice piece of bread.

      Reply
    6. Monica says

      May 01, 2017 at 3:15 pm

      What a fantastic dish...unusual yet totally makes sense and sounds delicious. I love incorporating more fish into our diet and I'm always reminding myself. The pop of green looks so good against the fish.

      Reply
    7. Angie@Angie's Recipes says

      April 30, 2017 at 4:05 pm

      Healthy comforting food! The fish fillets are perfectly pan seared, Adina.

      Reply
    8. Kathy@beyond the chicken coop says

      April 30, 2017 at 2:36 pm

      This looks like great comfort food. Perfect for eating on a cold rainy weekend for lunch. It just may warm me up!

      Reply
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