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Spanakorizo With Butternut
Recipe Category:
Vegetarian
Makes enough for:
2
people
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An original recipe from Lavender and Lime
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Ingredients
15
mls
olive oil plus extra for drizzling
2
leeks, thinly sliced
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to season
1
garlic and herb stock cube
250
mls
boiling water
105
g
long grain rice
1
tin
chopped tomatoes
1
butternut, cut in half at the bulge and the bottom part peeled and cut in half
2.5
mls
vegetable oil
10
stalks
fresh thyme, leaves picked
5
slices
baguette
15
g
butter
300
g
spinach, washed and stalks trimmed
65
g
herbed feta, crumbled
Method
Preheat the oven to 200°Celsius
Heat the oil in a large lidded pan
Sauté the leeks until soft
Dissolve the stock cube in the water
Add the rice and the stock water to the leeks
Bring to the boil
Add the tomatoes and bring to the boil
Cover and turn off the heat and leave to steam
Remove the seeds from the butternut and set aside
Cut the butternut into bite size chunks
Drizzle with olive oil and season
Place on a lined baking tray and sprinkle with the thyme
Roast for 30 minutes before gently folding into the rice
Heat the butter in a frying pan
Toast the baguette slices and salt them once crisp
Remove from the pan and cut into croutons and set aside
In the same pan wilt the spinach and set aside to cool slightly
Squeeze the excess water out of the spinach, season and chop
Add the spinach to the rice and mix in
Wash and dry the butternut seeds removing all the flesh
Toss in the vegetable oil and season with salt
Once the butternut has cooked, reduce the oven temperature to 180°Celsius
Bake the butternut seeds for 8 minutes, mixing a few times to make sure they cook evenly
Drain on a kitchen towel once cooked
Add the feta to the rice and adjust the seasoning
Serve in a large bowl with the croutons and seeds as garnish