Green rice

This is a fantastic way to make use of Spring spinach, and makes a versatile and tasty dish. It could be served as a side, or bulked up with some kind of protein into a full meal. In the photo to the right, you can see we added no chick strips (Iceland) to make a meal of it.

Lightly adapted from https://www.101cookbooks.com/green-rice/

Serves 2-4

Vegetarian, vegan, dairy free, gluten free

Ingredients

1 cup tightly packed spinach leaves, stems removed

1 cup tightly packed kale leaves, stems removed

1 1/2 cups vegetable stock or water

2 tablespoons full-fat coconut milk or cashew cream [we subbed for oat milk]

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup long-grain white rice [we used basmati]

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

1/2 cup finely diced yellow onions

1/2 cup diced green peppers

3 cloves garlic, peeled and minced

Directions

Aside from adding in a protein, I didn't change the method. So head over to https://www.101cookbooks.com/green-rice/ for the how to.

This recipe tastes even better made with vegetables from Community Harvest Whetstone :)