Toasted Rice Soup With Spinach And Parmesan Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Place rice in a shallow baking pan and toast, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes.
• In a large soup pot, heat olive oil over medium-high heat.
• Add onion and cook, stirring frequently, until golden, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in garlic, salt, nutmeg, cayenne, vegetable stock, and rice and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender, about 12 minutes.
• Stir in spinach, parmesan cheese, and lemon zest, simmer until spinach is wilted, about 3 minutes longer, and serve.

Steps:

• Cook a few cloves of chopped garlic with chopped onion, celery, parsley and carrot in abundant olive oil until the onion is translucent.
• Add .5 cup white or brown rice and cook, stirring, until fragrant, then add a bit of tomato paste; stir
• Add 4 cups vegetable stock or water and 2 cups of chopped fresh or canned tomatoes; bring to a boil and simmer until the rice is half-tender, about 10 minutes for white rice, 25 for brown.
• Add a cup of chopped collard greens and a little red wine and cook until the greens are tender, just a few minutes. Serve.

Steps:

• Place the spinach in a large pan with just the water that clings to its leaves after washing. Add a large pinch of salt. Heat gently until the spinach has just wilted, then remove from heat and drain, reserving any liquid.
• Either chop the spinach finely using a large knife or place it in a food; processor and process into a fairly course puree.
• Heat the oil in a large, heavy saucepan. Add the onion, garlic and chile and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally for 4 - 5 minutes, until softened.
• Add the rice and stir until all the grains are well coated, then pour in the stock and reserved spinach liquid. Bring to a boil over medium heat, then lower the heat and simmer for about 10 minutes.
• Add the spinach and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cook for 5 - 7 minutes more, until the rice is tender. Check the seasoning and serve in warmed soup plates with the grated Pecorino cheese.

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion, celery, and carrot; cook and stir vegetables until they begin to soften, approximately 2 to 3 minutes. Add rice and cook, stirring until rice is evenly coated in oil, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in undrained tomatoes, chicken broth, and salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Rinse the scallops, and if large cut scallops in half. Stir the scallops into soup, and cover. Continue to simmer until the rice is tender and the scallops are opaque, approximately 5 to 10 minutes.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper. Stir in the basil, and serve.