Instructions: Bring water to a boil in a large Dutch oven; add spinach, and cook 1 minute or until the spinach wilts. Drain well. Place spinach on paper towels, and squeeze until barely moist.

Place spinach, milk, and pear quarters in food processor, and process until smooth.

Melt margarine in the Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add spinach mixture, and cook 5 minutes or until liquid evaporates. Remove from heat; stir in salt and nutmeg.

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1/2 cup).

Serving Ideas : Garnish with the pear slices, if desired.

NOTES : Heaven with salmon: The spinach color of this surprise side dish wont reveal your secret until the lucky diners take their first bite. Its a taking-the-bitter-with-the-sweet surprise that blends two dissimilar foods into a sublime new dish.

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