Vegetarian rice soup

Ingredients (nutrition)

• 1 cup long-grain white rice
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 chopped large onion
• 4 minced garlic cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• pinch of cayenne
• 6 cups vegetable stock
• 2 cups chopped fresh spinach leaves
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest

Cooking Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Place rice in a shallow baking pan and toast, stirring occasionally, until golden brown for about10 minutes.
3. In a soup pot, heat olive oil over medium heat.
4. Add onion and cook, stirring frequently, for approximately 5 minutes.
5. Stir in garlic, salt, nutmeg, cayenne, vegetable stock and rice and bring to boil.
6. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer until rice is tender for 15 minutes.
7. Stir in spinach, Parmesan cheese, and lemon zest, simmer until spinach is wilted for at least 3 minutes.
8. Serve immediately.

Servings: 4

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