Rice with Spinach

9 ingredients
8 steps

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 cup long-grain rice
  • Salt and black pepper to taste
  • 1 1/2 cups stock, preferably homemade (pages 160163), or water
  • 1 pound fresh spinach, trimmed, washed, and drained but still wet
  • Tiny grating of nutmeg
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 2 tablespoons butter, cut into bits
  • 1/2 cup grated pecorino Romano or crumbled feta cheese

Directions

  1. 1
    Put 2 tablespoons of the oil in a medium saucepan with a lid over medium heat.
  2. 2
    A minute later, add the rice along with some salt and pepper and cook, stirring, for about a minute.
  3. 3
    Add the stock, reduce the heat to low, and cover.
  4. 4
    Cook for about 15 minutes, or until the rice is done.
  5. 5
    Meanwhile, put the remaining oil in a deep skillet over medium-high heat.
  6. 6
    A minute later, add the spinach and some salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until it wilts.
  7. 7
    Continue to cook until most of the liquid is gone; stir in the nutmeg and the lemon.
  8. 8
    Toss the cooked rice with the butter and put on a platter; stir the cheese into the spinach, then immediately put on top of the rice and serve.

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