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Rice with spring greens

This combination of spring cabbage and leeks, cooked separately then mixed with rice, is a simple recipe and everything can be prepared in advance.

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Last modified on: June 6^th 2022

Keywords for this recipe:Cabbage Spring greens Leek Rice

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

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28 min.	16 min.	44 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

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Prepare 300 g green cabbage raw.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

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Cook in a large pan with 3 tablespoons olive oil until just tender, then salt and pepper.

Transfer to a plate and set aside.

Stage 3 - 15 min.

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Prepare 2 leeks.

Stage 4 - 5 min.

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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.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

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Prepare and finely slice 1 shallot.

Stage 6 - 1 min.

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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.

Stage 7 - 1 min.

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Add the vegetables...

Stage 8 - 5 min.

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...then 400 g cooked rice.

Mix well and leave to reheat through, then check the seasoning.

Stage 9

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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.).

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,921 Kcal or 8,043 Kj	13 gr	65 gr	179 gr
96 %	5 %	6 %	27 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
148 Kcal or 620 Kj	1 gr	5 gr	14 gr
7 %	<1 %	<1 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
480 Kcal or 2,010 Kj	3 gr	16 gr	45 gr
24 %	1 %	2 %	7 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 2.55 €
Per person : 0.64 €

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Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Cooked rice: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Comtoise stuffed tomatoes, Creamy rice with green asparagus and sorrel , Quick stuffed courgettes, Rice à l'italienne, Gratin of chicken with rice and sautéed mushrooms, ... All
	Green cabbage: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Warm scallop and cabbage salad, Duet of creamed cauliflower and cabbage , Sautéed green vegetables, Smooth mixed vegetable soup, Sautéed Green Vegetables, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mixed vegetable curry, Tagliatelle and courgette spaghetti, carbonara style, Rabbit with mustard, Mushrooms on toast, French style, Spaghetti with mushrooms, ... All
	Leek: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Melt-in-the mouth meat and vegetables in a sealed casserole, Potimarron and leek soup, Filo leeks and cheese tart, Scallops au gratin, Gratin du Nord, ... All

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