Spinach Roots with Rice

Ingredients

• •1 kg spinach roots (leaves used in another dish)
• •12 cloves garlic
• •1 tsp rice
• •2 cups water
• •2 tbsp olive oil

Preparation

1. 1

   Cut the spinach stems 1–2 cm above the roots and set aside the leaves for another dish. Soak the roots in water for a few hours. After removing from the water, clean the roots thoroughly with a fine-tipped knife and cut off the tip of the central stem of each root. Peel the garlic and halve lengthwise. Pick over and wash the rice. Put the spinach roots, the halved garlic, rice, water and olive oil in a small pot and cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally and checking the water, until the rice swells and softens, 15–20 minutes.