Palusami (Samoan Coconut Cream Greens)

Name: Palusami (Samoan Coconut Cream Greens)
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Australian
Ingredients: 500g fresh spinach, large leaves, washed; 1 onion, finely sliced; 400ml coconut cream; 0.5 tsp salt; 0.5 tsp black pepper

Silky greens baked in sealed foil with coconut cream and onion until meltingly soft, an easy Samoan side for any roast.

Time1 hr
LevelEasy
Costabout £1.40 a head
Oven180°C (160°C fan)

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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500 gfresh spinachlarge leaves, washed
1onionfinely sliced
400 mlcoconut cream
½ tspsalt
½ tspblack pepper

Method

1
Heat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan). Tear off four squares of foil about 30 cm wide.
2
Layer a quarter of the spinach in the centre of each square, forming a nest. Scatter on some onion.
3
Stir the salt and pepper into the coconut cream and spoon a quarter into each nest.
4
Bring the foil edges up and fold over tightly to make sealed parcels.
5
Bake on a tray for 40 minutes until the greens are soft and the coconut cream is thick and silky.
40 min
6
Open the parcels carefully, as steam escapes, and tip into a warm dish. Serve with roast chicken, pork, rice or boiled sweet potato.

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