Rice with Spinach

Name: Rice with Spinach
Prep time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: Salt and black pepper to taste; Salt and black pepper to taste; ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil; 1 cup long-grain rice; Juice of 1 lemon; 2 tablespoons butter, cut into bits; ½ cup grated pecorino Romano cheese or crumbled feta cheese; ½ cup grated pecorino Romano cheese or crumbled feta cheese; 1½ cups stock, preferably homemade, or water; 1½ cups stock, preferably homemade, or water; 1 pound fresh spinach, trimmed, washed, and drained but still wet; Tiny grating of nutmeg

Preparation info

Makes
4
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
40 min

Appears in

The Best Recipes in the World

By Mark Bittman

Published 2005

About

This is lovely, strong-tasting, and quite complex. It’s a wonderful side dish but can also serve as the center-piece of a vegetarian meal.

Ingredients

¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
1 cup long-grain rice
Salt and black pepper to

Europe
Greece
Side dish
Vegetarian
Eastern Europe
Gluten-free
Mediterranean

Method

Put 2 tablespoons of the oil in a medium saucepan with a lid over medium heat. A minute later, add the rice along with some salt and pepper and cook, stirring, for about a minute. Add the stock, reduce the heat to low, and cover. Cook for about 15 minutes, or until the rice i