Greek Style Rice With Spinach Feta And Black Olives
From chefmeow 16 years ago
- 30 minutes to make
- Serves 6
This is one of my favorite rice recipes. It is awesome and so full of many great ingredients such as olives, feta, herbs, onions. Yummy.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds fresh spinach washed and tough stems removed shopping list
- 2 teaspoons coarse sea salt shopping list
- 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil shopping list
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions shopping list
- 3/4 cup finely chopped onions or leeks shopping list
- 1/2 cup fresh tomato purée reduced by boiling to 3 tablespoons shopping list
- 1/2 cup long-grain rice shopping list
- 1/4 cup chopped dill shopping list
- 1 teaspoon finely ground black pepper shopping list
- black olives for garnish shopping list
- feta cheese for garnish shopping list
How to make it
- Wash spinach and tender stems until water runs clean then drain.
- If leaves are large and crinkly sprinkle lightly with salt and mix well.
- Let stand in a colander 15 minutes then rinse and squeeze out excess moisture.
- Shred spinach to make 3 cups.
- Heat 3 tablespoons of the oil in a skillet.
- Add onions, salt and 1/4 cup water then cook covered over medium low heat for 10 minutes.
- When water evaporates slowly let onions turn golden stirring occasionally.
- Add 1 cup water, reduced tomato purée and rice.
- Cover and cook for 10 minutes.
- Spread spinach and dill over rice then cover and cook 10 minutes longer.
- Remove from heat and mix well then place a double thickness of paper toweling over rice.
- Cover again and let stand until cool.
- Adjust seasoning with black pepper and salt and drizzle with remaining olive oil.
- Serve at room temperature garnished with black olives and feta cheese.
The Rating
Reviewed by 8 people-
This is perfect - I've been on a feta and spinich kick for a few weeks now, this will fit right in!
sunny
in Portland loved it
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This is great! Thanks for posting it.
deliathecrone
in Johnston loved it
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I have to agree with you "yummy". Well done and Thank you......
unicorn4
in Melbourne loved it
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