Greek Spanakorizo (Spinach Rice) | Easy Mediterranean Diet Recipe
This Greek spinach rice recipe (spanakorizo) is a simple, healthy Mediterranean dish made with rice, fresh spinach, garlic, herbs, and bright lemon. It’s comforting, flavorful, and comes together with pantry staples—perfect for a quick weeknight dinner or meal prep.
Spanakorizo is a traditional Greek recipe combining spinach and rice into a creamy, herb-packed dish that can be served as a vegetarian main or an easy side.
Why you’ll love this recipe:
• Easy one-pot Greek recipe
• Healthy Mediterranean diet meal
• Vegetarian + gluten-free option
• Budget-friendly + meal prep friendly
• Ready in about 1 hour
Ingredients:
▢1 cup medium grain rice
▢1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
▢1 yellow onion, chopped
▢1 pound baby spinach
▢1 lemon, juiced
▢2 cloves garlic, minced
▢2 tablespoons tomato paste
▢Kosher salt
▢black pepper
▢1 1/2 teaspoon dried mint
▢1 teaspoon dried dill
▢Feta, for garnish
Soak the rice: Rinse the rice well a few times until the water runs clear. Put the rice in a bowl and add water to cover it by 1 inch. Let sit to soak for 20 minutes or until you can easily break one grain of rice between your fingers.
Saute the spinach: Heat 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil in a braising pan. Add the onions and cook for 5 minutes, stirring regularly, until soft and golden brown. Add the spinach, lemon juice, garlic, tomato paste, and a big pinch of kosher salt and black pepper. Sautee the spinach until just wilted. Stir in the mint and dill.
Add the rice to the pan: Drain the rice well and add it to the pan. Add 1 ½ cups of warm water. Bring to a boil for 3 minutes until the water reduces a bit. Turn the heat to low and cover.
Cook: Let the rice cook undisturbed for 20 minutes or until the rice is tender and fully cooked through and all the liquid has been absorbed.
Rest: Once cooked, let the rice sit covered for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.
Serve: When ready, fluff the rice with a fork and garnish with feta, additional finely chopped spinach, or minced parsley, if you like.
Whether you’re looking for Mediterranean diet recipes, Greek recipes, healthy rice dishes, or easy vegetarian dinners, this spanakorizo is one you’ll make on repeat.
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Ingredients:
▢1 cup medium grain rice
▢1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
▢1 yellow onion, chopped
▢1 pound baby spinach
▢1 lemon, juiced
▢2 cloves garlic, minced
▢2 tablespoons tomato paste
▢Kosher salt
▢black pepper
▢1 1/2 teaspoon dried mint
▢1 teaspoon dried dill
▢Feta, for garnish
Soak the rice: Rinse the rice well a few times until the water runs clear. Put the rice in a bowl and add water to cover it by 1 inch. Let sit to soak for 20 minutes or until you can easily break one grain of rice between your fingers.
Saute the spinach: Heat 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil in a braising pan. Add the onions and cook for 5 minutes, stirring regularly, until soft and golden brown. Add the spinach, lemon juice, garlic, tomato paste, and a big pinch of kosher salt and black pepper. Sautee the spinach until just wilted. Stir in the mint and dill.
Add the rice to the pan: Drain the rice well and add it to the pan. Add 1 ½ cups of warm water. Bring to a boil for 3 minutes until the water reduces a bit. Turn the heat to low and cover.
Cook: Let the rice cook undisturbed for 20 minutes or until the rice is tender and fully cooked through and all the liquid has been absorbed.
Rest: Once cooked, let the rice sit covered for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.
Serve: When ready, fluff the rice with a fork and garnish with feta, additional finely chopped spinach, or minced parsley, if you like.
I've.ade a version of this with chickpeas or garbanzo beans
Looks so delicious as a Greek myself I have never had this before but thank you for sharing the recipes with us 😊❤❤❤
I love Feta -makes it Betta ! ❤
1 teaspoon is nowhere near the amount of dill you should be putting in spanakorizo. It should be triple or more if its fresh dill. Otherwise it ssounds great😊!!
I love your food all your food the ingredients the measurements thank you ❤
❤❤❤interesting. Thank you do much
TANK YOU , but NO ! Mangialo tu questo indescrivibile INTRUGLIO. Quando mi dicono che la cucina AMERICANA è la PEGGIORE al mondo. Ora capisco il perché. Cone si fa a mangiare questi INTRUGLI? perché UCCIDERE IL CIBO in questo modo ? Questo non è CUCINARE. ma mettere sul fuoco una COZZAGLIA D' ingredienti ( che non c' entrano NULLA tra loro) . CUCINARE È ARTE. che soltanto ALCUNE PERSONE ( e popoli ) conosco alla perfezione. Lo credo bene che quando gli Americani ( o gli stranieri in genere) vengono QUI IN ITALIA. Mangiano a più non posso. Quando gli ricapita di mangiare DA DIO, come nel nostro Paese.
Is it beautiful recipe but I personally would make the rice first and then add the spinach cooking it very lightly because you cooking it as long as the rice and that destroys all the beautiful life giving enzymes
Good 🍚 recipe
I love Greek food l go there all the time
Food looks great but keep hair out of food prep. Tie back into bun or pony tail please.
I hate finding hait in food.
uncomplementary ingredients
I like Spanish olive oil, but can you recommend a good Greek one?But not the one you're using, I can't afford that.And that dish looks incredible.Thank you so much
Σπανακορυζο τρώγεται με φέτα τυρί και μπόλικο λεμονι και πιπέρι μαύρο
You are a beautiful Lebanese woman
Nice❤❤❤ Mmmm
That actually looks Old-school Mama
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Thank you for full recipe
Definitely I’m going to make this.
You have put a lot of rice for such a small amount of spinach. We also don't put garlic or mint in the spinach rice and needs a little moisture so that it isn't completely dry.
protein ?
Traditional spinach rice from Crete has no tomato paste….
Είμαι Ελληνίδα,και σε ευχαριστώ που φτιάχνεις ένα αγαπημένο Ελληνικό φαγητό..το μονο που έχω να πω…βάλε το 1/3του ρυζιού.. πρέπει να είναι λίγο το ρύζι και τουλάχιστον διπλάσιο το σπανάκι…Σε ευχαριστώ πολύ.❤❤
Thank you , I will try but I will add a cup of canned chickpeas for richness.
Not exactly, you need much more spinach and less rice.
For a Greek you put a lot of rice for this quantity of spinach. Needs 1/3 of rice at least or put much more spinach. Very tasty indeed. Real recipy needs onions inside too. Good luck!
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I have NEVER seen spanakorizo with tomatoes! But I bet it’s a delicious change
I live spinach rice, grew up on it!
You killed the spinach 😳😳😳
GRACIAS, CLASSIC GREEK FLAVORS 'EY<333
And but GO BEANS AND CHICKEN likes
I'm half Puerto Rican, and the other half is Greek, Italian and Irish<3
Thank you for this amazing recipe 🤗
This dish Looks great 👍 beautiful lady ❤
We I’ll try it it with brown rice
Looks delicious ❤❤❤
This looks fantastic!
I use bone broth instead of water water