Spanaki Pilafi

Wonderful as part of a greek meal.

Place spinach in a saucepan.

Simmer over low heat , covered , for 10 minutes.

Set aside.

Place rice in a 2qt saucepan , add enough water to cover.

Bring to a boil , stir in rice with a fork , then simmer until water is absorbed.

Add the partially cooked rice to the spinach , stir carefully with a fork to mix.

Add salt , pepper and mint.

Cover and simmer on low heat for 10-15 minutes , until rice is fully cooked.

In a frying pan , heat olive oil to the sizzling point.

Do not allow to burn.

Pour holt oil over the rice and spinach , stirring carefully to mix.

Cover pot.

Let sit for 10 minutes before serving.

Serve in a shallow bowl and sqeeze plenty of lemon juice over pilaf.

spinach, rice, water, salt, pepper, mint, olive oil, fresh lemon