Spanakorizo. Spinach and rice - Spanakorizo by the Greek chef Akis Petretzikis. A quick and easy recipe for a traditional and hearty dish! This simple, delicious, and authentic Spanakorizo (Greek Spinach Rice) makes a filling vegetarian meal or side dish.
Oh, and did I mention its nutritional value?
Spinach full of antioxidants and fiber.
Spanakorizo is a vegetarian dish of Greek origin.
You can have Spanakorizo using 12 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Spanakorizo
- It's 1 cup of basmati rice.
- Prepare 100 gm of spinach.
- Prepare 1 of onion chopped.
- It's 1 tbsp of garlic chopped.
- You need 1 tbsp of garlic chives chopped.
- Prepare 2 tbsp of oil.
- Prepare 1 tbsp of butter.
- You need 1 tbsp of lemon juice.
- It's 1 tsp of lemon zest.
- You need 1 tsp of salt.
- It's 1/4 tsp of pepper.
- It's 25 gm of feta cheese.
It consists of a preparation of rice called pilaf (or pilaw) made with long grain rice and spinach leaves. This Greek rice dish can be enjoyed hot, warm. In Greece spanakorizo is a main dish not a side - all the better to enjoy more of this healthy delicious dish! fresh dill is essential to the recipe however - so much better than dried. Today's recipe is my attempt at recreating that wonderful Greek rice, which I have since learned is known as "Spanakorizo" or spinach rice.
Spanakorizo step by step
- Wash and drain the rice. Wash and drain the spinach leaves well..
- Heat oil and butter in a pot. Add chopped garlic and then chopped onions to it... fry till pink and then add chives saute and then add spinach. Mix and then add rice to it... mix well and add salt and pepper and 2 cups water to it... cook for 15 -20 mins till the rice is done..
- Then add lemon juice and lemon zest and some more chives and mix..
- Serve on a plate and garnish with some grated feta cheese and some more chives. Serve hot or cold..
There are many variations of this recipe - sometimes served. Spanakorizo (Greek: σπανακόρυζο, "spinach rice") is a Greek vegetarian dish of spinach and rice. This can make spanakorizo a terrific one-pot meal. Alternatively, spanakorizo can be eaten as a side dish combining vegetables and starch, along with a fish or meat dish. Spanakorizo (Spinach and Rice) - Greek style spinach and rice with dill and lemon; a classic one To celebrate this awesome giveaway, I'm sharing a classic one pot Greek dish called spanakorizo.