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                       GREEK-STYLE RICE WITH SPINACH
 
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 Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Vegetables                       Grains
                 Ethnic                           Greek
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
    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
  
 
 
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