Rice with spring greens

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

For 4 people, you will need:

• 1 300 g green cabbage
• 2 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 2 leeks
• 4 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 5 1 shallot
• 6 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 7 400 g cooked rice
• 8 salt
• 9 pepper
• Total weight: 1,300 grams

Times:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
30 min.	20 min.	45 min.

Step by step recipe

1	Prepare 300 g green cabbage raw.
2	Cook in a large pan with 3 tablespoons olive oil until just tender, then salt and pepper. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
3	Prepare 2 leeks.
4	Cook in a large saucepan with 3 tablespoons olive oil until just tender, then salt and pepper. Transfer to the plate with the cabbage and set aside.
5	Prepare and finely slice 1 shallot.
6	Pour 3 tablespoons olive oil into a large pan on medium heat. When good and hot, add the sliced shallot, salt and pepper. Cook for 1 minute without colouring.
7	Add the vegetables...
8	...then 400 g cooked rice. Mix well and leave to reheat through, then check the seasoning.
9	That's all there is to it, though you can add a drizzle of olive oil or lemon juice (or both) before serving.

Remarks

You can use different green vegetables if you prefer, or whatever you have to hand (peas, mangetout, etc.).

---