Spinach, Mushroom & Lemon Pilaf

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 onions, finely sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 50 g butter
• 150 g button mushrooms, sliced
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 4 whole cloves
• 4 cardamom pods, bruised
• 250 g basmati rice
• 1/2 zest and lemon, juice of
• 450 ml vegetable stock
• 200 g spinach, washed and roughly chopped

Recipe

• 1 cook the onions and garlic in the butter in a large shallow pan until soft and golden.
• 2 add the button mushrooms and cook until soft.
• 3 add the spices and cook for 2 minutes, then stir in the rice, lemon zest and stock. cover. cook on a gentle heat for about 15 minutes until the liquid has been absorbed.
• 4 stir through the spinach and lemon juice, cover for 2 minutes until wilted and serve.