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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (297g) Recipe makes 4 servings The following items or measurements are not included below: 4 diced tomatoes
Calories 218
Calories from Fat 39		(18%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 4.4g	6%
	Saturated Fat 0.7g	3%
	Monounsaturated Fat 2.5g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 0.8g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg		0%
Sodium 432mg		18%
Potassium 1168mg		33%
Total Carbohydrate 41.1g		13%
	Dietary Fiber 6.4g	25%
	Sugars 2.2g
Protein 9.0g		17%
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By: Nye McClelland
Jun 30, 2001

This is an easy meal. The time consuming part is washing the spinach. It's a one meal deal. Enjoy!

SERVES 4 -6 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 medium onion, diced
4 fresh diced tomatoes
1 freshly squeezed lemon
2-3 crushed garlic
1/2 teaspoon salt
pepper
2 bunches fresh spinach (washed extremely well and chopped)
1/2 cup rice
1/4 cup water

Directions

1
Rinse and wash spinach very well to get all the silt off (I use all the spinach including the roots), it takes about 4-5 washes.
2
In a large pot heat oil, add onions and saute until soft.
3
Add all the ingredients in sequence and bring to a boil.
4
Reduce to low heat and cook until the rice is cooked.
5
Eat as is or add a couple of tbsp of Garlic-Yogurt sauce and enjoy!
6
Garlic-Yogurt Sauce: 1 cup of plain yogurt 2-4 minced garlic (depending on how much garlic you prefer) salt to taste Method: Combine all the ingredients and serve over your meal.

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From: Elmotoo

On May 13, 2008

This was delicious & everybody loved it! I used prewashed baby spinach & added it near the end as suggested by others. Made for NA*ME Recipe of the Week.

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From: Um Safia

On May 8, 2008

Made & reviewed for Dish of The Week in the NA*ME Forum! My family & I really enjoyed this simple dish. I was eager to try it as it is similar to an Algerian spinach dish that we love. The real difference is just that the Algerian versian has a touch of cinnamon in it which is amazing with any tomato & garlic combo! I was worried about the spinach overcooking so like another reviewer mentioned, I added it after the rice & cooked it for about 4-6 minutes. I bought a bag of ready prepared spinach so saved a little time on the prep. I will definitely try this again! Thanks for a lovely recipe

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From: Anu

On Feb 6, 2002

Nice, easy dish, but the spinach develops a rather "powdery" taste when its cooked so long. I'd like to try cooking the spinach separately, until it is just wilted, and topping it on the rice later.

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From: Rosalind

On Nov 11, 2005

I wanted a side dish and did not want rice so I cooked the spinach and just added the other ingredients without the rice and, of course, it cooked much faster, 5 minutes and it was done. It was very nice. I did not use the yogurt sauce, it did not need it. I will deffinately do it again.

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