Greek-Style Rice with Spinach
- 1 1/2 tb Olive oil
- 1 lg Onion -- chopped
- 1 1/3 tb Garlic -- minced
- 4 c Fresh spinach -- clean and
- Chop
- 3 tb Lemon juice
- 4 c Cooked long grained rice
- 2 tb Basil -- minced
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1/4 c Feta cheese -- crumbled
Heat oil in a heavy skillet or wok. Add onion and garlic and cook on
medium-high heat until onion is softened and transparent. Add spinach,
lemon juice and rice; cook, stirring frequently, until spinach is limp and
rice is throughly heated. Toss in basil. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Arrange rice in a mound on a colourful platter. If desired, surround with
blanched sugar-snap peas. Sprinkle rice mixture with crumbled feta chese.
Nutritional info: 376 cal; 9g pro, 68g carb, 7g fat (18%) Exchanges: 1.5
vegetable, .1 fruit, 3.8 bread, .1 meat, 1.3 fat Lisa Crawford
(lisa_pooh@delphi.com)
Recipe By : Miami Herald 3/95
medium-high heat until onion is softened and transparent. Add spinach,
lemon juice and rice; cook, stirring frequently, until spinach is limp and
rice is throughly heated. Toss in basil. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Arrange rice in a mound on a colourful platter. If desired, surround with
blanched sugar-snap peas. Sprinkle rice mixture with crumbled feta chese.
Nutritional info: 376 cal; 9g pro, 68g carb, 7g fat (18%) Exchanges: 1.5
vegetable, .1 fruit, 3.8 bread, .1 meat, 1.3 fat Lisa Crawford
(lisa_pooh@delphi.com)
Recipe By : Miami Herald 3/95
