Minted Herb Feta Rice
Recipe: #24992
October 06, 2016
Categories: Side Dishes, Cheese, Feta, Rice, White Rice, Greek, 5-Minute Prep, One-Pot Meal Sunday Dinner, Gluten-Free, No Eggs, Herbs, more
"Super easy, but absolutely delicious. Great to serve with grilled pork, lamb, chicken; or, my favorite - my Indian Inspired Swordfish Steaks (see recipe #24994). It's just a really nice spin on the classic white rice."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (200.8 g)
- Calories 255.7
- Total Fat - 5.7 g
- Saturated Fat - 2.6 g
- Cholesterol - 11 mg
- Sodium - 726.8 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 42.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.5 g
- Sugars - 2.9 g
- Protein - 8.1 g
- Calcium - 199.4 mg
- Iron - 0.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 2.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Base ... Add the olive oil to a pot; and, bring to medium high heat. Add the shallots; and cook 2 minutes, just until they start to soften. Then, add the rice; and stir until everything is mixed through. Cook just a minute to toast the rice.
Step 2
Rice ... Add the liquid, I use broth; but, water can also be used. And, cook the rice according to package directions. The amount is usually 2/1 water or broth/rice. But, I usually add a bit more (about 1/4 cup) liquid for a more 'fluffy' rice; that is up to you. Also, I add a bay leave to the rice as well; I use fresh, but a dry bay leaf works just fine. Note: This can be done on the stove top or in a rice cooker.
Step 3
Finish ... Once the rice is done - remove from the heat or rice cooker, fluff using a fork; then, remove the bay leaf, add the Feta cheese, fresh herbs; and season with salt and pepper. Remember, Feta is salty; so, go easy with the salt. Toss to combine all the ingredients.
Step 4
Serve and ENJOY! ... It's super easy, but, something a bit different.
Tips
No special items needed.