This rice soaks up the tomato liquid for the most flavorful dish that you can fathom. Sautéed spinach with a whisper of nutmeg rounds everything out. Iron, lycopene, grains for energy, nothing more to say.
Spinach Rice [Vegan]
Serves
4-6
Cooking Time
45
Ingredients
- 8 ounces fresh baby spinach
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 small yellow onion, minced
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 pound organic tomatoes, peeled and crushed
- 1/2 cup uncooked long-grain basmati rice, rinsed
- 1/4 teaspoon lemon zest
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon Himalayan pink salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 1 cup unsalted organic vegetable stock
Preparation
- Place a tablespoon of water in a skillet over medium-high heat and add the spinach to just wilt. Remove the spinach from the heat, squeeze out the bitter liquid, and set the spinach aside.
- Heat the oil in a heavy-bottomed, lidded pot over medium heat and add the minced onion and garlic. Cook until translucent, about 10 minutes. Add the tomatoes and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Add the rice, lemon zest and juice, salt, pepper, paprika, and nutmeg. Stir to combine.
- Add the vegetable stock and spinach. Simmer, covered, for 30 minutes.
- Serve immediately or allow to cool and then store in the fridge until ready to reheat.
About The Author
Clean Enough: Get Back to Basics and Leave Room for Dessert, Katzie Guy-Hamilton
See My Recipes Pastry chef Katzie Guy-Hamilton was living her dream—traveling worldwide to represent Max Brenner chocolate—but her whirlwind lifestyle began taking a toll on her health. She started down the path to wellness by eating clean, but soon realized something essential was missing . . . dessert! Today, Katzie cooks and eats “clean enough”—a more forgiving (and fun) approach that serves up equal helpings of healthful, effortless entrées and satisfying treats, all made with natural, whole ingredients and accessible techniques. The 100+ recipes in Clean Enough are designed to strike a delicious balance between savory and sweet; to be enjoyed on a busy weeknight, leisurely Sunday, or in the company of friends. Katzie’s refreshing attitude toward health is a welcome reminder that there’s space in every day for broccoli and bread, mango and meringue. After all, eating clean is only half of living well—and you deserve enough to thrive.
Recipes from Clean Enough: Get Back to Basics and Leave Room for Dessert © Katzie Guy-Hamilton, 2019. Photography © Brian Kennedy, 2019. Reprinted by permission of the publisher, The Experiment. Available wherever books are sold. experimentpublishing.com
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