Sesame Spinach and Broccoli

I stumbled upon this recipe after buying ingredients for a broccoli pesto and then realizing I didn't have everything I needed. So with broccoli and spinach in the refrigerator, I did an ingredients search at epicurious.com and came up with this. The original recipe can be found here.

Sesame Spinach and Broccoli



Ingredients *
1 head broccoli, cut into medium-sized florets
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 bunch spinach
2 teaspoons sesame oil
salt to taste

*I didn't actually measure anything, so the amounts above are estimations.

Preparation
Heat the olive oil in a skillet. Add the broccoli, garlic, and crushed red peppers. Cook, stirring occasionally, until broccoli is crisp but tender. (Cooking time will vary depending on personal preference. I like my broccoli fairly crisp, so I cooked it for about five minutes.) After a couple of minutes, add a tablespoon of water. Once broccoli is cooked to taste, add spinach and cook until wilted, stirring (approximately two minutes). Remove vegetables from heat. Move to a bowl and toss in sesame oil. Salt to taste.

Comments
The original recipe calls for one tablespoon of sesame seeds, which you toast in a dry skillet before cooking the vegetables and later toss into the vegetables along with the sesame oil. The only reason I left the sesame seeds out is because I didn't have them in the kitchen at the time.