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A bowl of easy Greek rice topped with chopped parsley and slices of lemon.
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Easy Greek Rice

Greek Rice is an easy, light and fresh side dish that is ready in under 30 minutes. Perfect with grilled chicken or fish, and a delicious addition to a BBQ.
Prep Time2 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Standing time10 minutes
Total Time32 minutes
Diet: Gluten Free, Low Fat
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 286kcal
Author: Dannii Martin

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon Olive oil
  • 4 Shallots
  • 2 Garlic clove
  • 200 g Long grain white rice
  • 1 teaspoon Dried oregano
  • 1 pinch Sea salt and ground black pepper
  • 6 tablespoon Lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon Lemon zest
  • 500 ml Chicken stock
  • 15 g Curly parsley finely chopped
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Instructions

  • Heat 1 tablespoon Olive oil in a large pan and gently soften 4 Shallots and 2 Garlic clove, for about 3-4 minutes.
  • Add 200 g Long grain white rice and stir and cook for about 1 minutes more, until the rice starts to go translucent.
  • Add 500 ml Chicken stock, 1 teaspoon Dried oregano half of the 6 tablespoon Lemon juice and 1 pinch Sea salt and ground black pepper. Bring to the boil and cook on a gentle heat, with the lid on, for 15 minutes.
  • Turn the heat off and leave with the lid on for 10 more minutes.
  • Remove the lid and fluff up the rice with a fork and add the remaining lemon juice, 1 tablespoon Lemon zest and 15 g Curly parsley and mix well.

Notes

  • The lemon flavour of this dish will really depend on how juicy your lemons are. If you lemons don't have much juice in them, then you may need to use another one.
  • You don't have to "toast" the rice in the pan before you add the stock, but we finds it adds a little bit of a nutty flavour which we love.
  • Don't skip the step of leaving the pan off the heat with the lid on. The rice needs those extra 10 minutes to cook and give you the best light and fluffy rice.
  • If you want to adapt the recipe to make more or less, just remember that rice should have a 1:2 ratio of rice to liquid.
  • To finish this dish off, you could crumble on some feta. The perfect addition to any Greek dish.

Nutrition

Serving: 1portion | Calories: 286kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 180mg | Potassium: 326mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 335IU | Vitamin C: 58mg | Calcium: 70mg | Iron: 15mg

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