Lemon, spinach and cherry tomato pilaf

Name: Lemon, spinach and cherry tomato pilaf
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 2 tsp olive oil; 1 onion finely chopped; 3 cloves garlic sliced; a thumb-sized piece ginger finely chopped; 2 tsp smoked paprika; 3 preserved lemons pith removed and rind finely chopped; 1 cinnamon stick; 200g long-grain rice; 700g vegetable stock; 100g baby spinach; 250g cherry tomatoes; ½ a small bunch flat-leaf parsley finely chopped

Adam Bush

Published: June 20, 2019 at 4:01 PM

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Serves 4

Easy

Total time: 45 mins

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Packed with subtle perfume flavours and zesty preserved lemons, this vegan pilaf is a hearty all-in-one midweek meal for the family to enjoy

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Ingredients

Nutrition

2 tsp olive oil
1 onion

finely chopped
3 cloves garlic

sliced
a thumb-sized piece ginger

finely chopped
2 tsp smoked paprika
3 preserved lemons

pith removed and rind finely chopped
1 cinnamon stick
200g long-grain rice
700g vegetable stock
100g baby spinach
250g cherry tomatoes
½ a small bunch flat-leaf parsley

finely chopped

Nutrition: per serving

kcal249

low
fat2.8g
saturates0.5g
carbs47.6g
sugars5.4g
fibre3.7g
protein6.4g
salt1.4g

Method

step 1

Heat the oil in a large pan or casserole and fry the onion with a pinch of salt for 10 minutes until soft. Add the garlic, ginger and paprika, and cook for a minute. Stir in the lemons, cinnamon stick and rice, making sure every grain is coated in oil. Pour in the vegetable stock and bring to the boil.
step 2

Toss in the spinach and cherry tomatoes, stir briefly, put on a lid and cook gently for 20 minutes. Remove the lid and stir through the parsley, adding a splash of water if it looks a little dry. Season and serve.

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Adam BushDeputy food editor

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