Spinach with rice (spanakorizo)
Spinach with rice (spanakorizo)

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Spinach with rice (spanakorizo) is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions daily. Spinach with rice (spanakorizo) is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

Spanakorizo is such a simple dish as many Greek ones are, but yet delicious and easy to make. Oh, and did I mention its nutritional value? Spinach full of antioxidants and fiber, the lemon helps with some absorption of the iron in the spinach and the rice is a source of carbohydrates to provide sustenance.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have spinach with rice (spanakorizo) using 11 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Spinach with rice (spanakorizo):
  1. Make ready 1 kg fresh spinach
  2. Prepare 1/2 cup short grain white rice, or Arborio rice suitable for risotto
  3. Get 1/2 bunch parsley, chopped
  4. Prepare 1 cup oil
  5. Get 1 bunch dill, finely chopped
  6. Make ready I small onion, finely chopped
  7. Take 1 bunch spring onions
  8. Get 1 cup white wine
  9. Get salt
  10. Get pepper
  11. Get lemon juice (optional)

Editing/Production Andreas Bousdoukos. spanakorizo / spinach and rice. Spanakorizo (Σπανακόριζο) is traditionally served as both a main and side dish. While a basic spanakorizo recipe contains only spinach and onion, there are many variations on the dish. For example, some cooks like to add scallions Traditionally, the vegetables, herbs, and spices are sauteed in a pot, after which the rice is briefly browned.

Instructions to make Spinach with rice (spanakorizo):
  1. Wash the spinach well, and blanch for 1-2 minutes in boiling water.  Drain of excess water very well.
  2. In a pot, sauté the onion and spring onions in the oil.
  3. Add the parsley, dill, spinach and sauté gently, finishing off with the wine.  When the wine has evaporated, add a little water and season with salt and pepper.
  4. Bring to boil, add the rice, and let simmer over low heat for approximately 20 minutes.

Finally, water or broth are added, and the. Spanakorizo is a popular dish that is both healthy and delicious! The name of this tasty dish is a composite of the two key ingredients: Spanaki- meaning spinach. There are many versions of Spanakorizo and different regions of Greece either make it tomato based or with lemon. This Greek Spinach Rice also known as 'Spanakorizo,' is perhaps one of the most popular, healthy, traditional and authentic of Greek dishes.

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