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Spinach and Rice Pilaf

Spanakorizo, the Lenten classic: onions and garlic melted in olive oil, basmati and spinach cooked down together with dill and nutmeg into a soft, creamy pilaf, then brightened with lemon and topped with curls of hard feta.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on50 min
  • Total1 h 11 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 120 mlolive oil, about 1/2 cup, divided: 60 ml to start, 60 ml to finish
  • 2large red onions, finely chopped
  • 2 clovesgarlic, peeled and chopped
  • 200 gbasmati rice, about 1 cup
  • 450 gfresh spinach, trimmed and coarsely chopped, about 8 cups
  • to tastesalt
  • to tastefreshly ground black pepper
  • 240 mlwater, about 1 cup, more if the pot dries out
  • 1 cupfresh dill, chopped
  • 1 pinchfreshly grated nutmeg
  • 45 mllemon juice, strained, from about 1 lemon

To serve

  • 115 ghard feta, about 1/4 lb, for shaving
  • 1lemon, sliced, optional garnishoptional

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
  • Mediterranean

Contains

  • Dairy
  • Goat, sheep, buffalo or camel milk
  • Rice
  • Olive
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lemon
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Spinach
  • Dill
  • Black and white pepper
  • Nutmeg
  • Lactose
  • FODMAPs (any)

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Creamy

Equipment

  • Stovetop
  • Dutch oven

Season

  • Spring
  • Winter

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • 45–90 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 1
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Leftovers-friendly
  • One pot

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: high
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: low

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