| CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
| Grains, Dairy |
Vegetarian |
New, Vegtime7 |
4 |
servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 3 |
tb |
Extra-virgin olive oil |
| 4 |
|
Scallions thinly sliced; (1/2 cup) |
|
|
(white and light green parts) |
| 1 |
md |
Onion or leek; finely chopped |
|
|
White part only; (3/4 cup) |
| 3 |
tb |
Tomato paste |
| 1/2 |
c |
Uncooked long-grain white rice |
| 10 |
oz |
Packaged spinach; stemmed, |
|
|
Rinsed well and cut into thin strips |
| 1/4 |
c |
Chopped fresh dill |
|
|
Kalamata olives and feta cheese and/or |
| 1 |
|
Thick yogurt for serving |
INSTRUCTIONS
4 SERVINGS LACTO
This dish of spinach and rice topped with feta cheese and black olives is
extremely simple to make, and therein lies its elegance. It's delicious
served at room temperature, which means you can prepare it earlier in the
day.
In large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium-high heat. Stir in
scallions, onion, pinch of salt and 1/4 cup water. Reduce heat to
medium-low, cover and cook 10 minutes.
Uncover and cook until water evaporates. Continue cooking until onion is
golden, about 5 minutes. Stir in tomato paste, 1/4 cups water and rice.
Stir well, increase heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover
again and simmer 10 minutes.
Spread spinach and dill over rice, cover again and cook until rice is
tender, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat, mix well, then place double
thickness of paper towels over spinach-rice mixture. Cover again and let
stand until cool. Season with salt and pepper to taste, then drizzle with
remaining oil. Serve with olives and feta cheese.
Recipe adapted from Mediterranean Grains and Greens by Paula Wolfert
(HarperCollins, 1998).
PER SERVING (WITHOUT OLIVES OR FETA): 218 CAL.; 5G PROT.; 4G TOTAL FAT (1G
SAT. FAT); 270 CARB.; 0 CHOL.; 67MG SOD.; 4G FIBER
Converted by MC_Buster.
By Kathleen <schuller@ix.netcom.com> on Jun 05, 1999.
Recipe by: Vegetarian Times Magazine, June 1999, page 64
Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.
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