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Spinach Brown Rice Recipe

Healthy spinach brown rice that is made with a raw spinach and kale sauce and a lovely exotic twist from mango and lemon. 
Spinach Brown Rice with Pine Nuts & Kale
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A delicious, easy way to spruce up your plant based vegan brown rice dishes – Florentine style 😉
 
You cook the rice and dress it up with an Island style green Goddess sauce with exotic notes from mango and lemon, then sprinkle it freshly toasted pine nuts and edible flowers! Falalalalalalala 
Spinach Brown Rice with Pine Nuts, Kale and Mango
 
Perfect as a salad, a side dish or as a main meal  in a veggie bowl form.

Here are a few of our favorite toppings:

 
pan seared tofu 
grilled vegetables: peppers, tomatoes and onions
black beans
fresh herbs
tomato salsa 
roasted sweet potatoes 
 
Spinach Brown Rice with Pine Nuts, Kale and Mango
If you need more reasons to make this rice, just know that calorie for calorie spinach has more nutrients that most other foods on Planet Earth. 
 
Let us know In the comments below If you make the recipe and remember to tag your photos with #CiaoFlorentina on Instagram.
Spinach Brown Rice with Pine Nuts, Kale and Mango
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Spinach Brown Rice

Healthy spinach brown rice that is made with a raw spinach and kale sauce and a lovely exotic twist from mango and lemon. 
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Latin
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 6 people
Calories 376kcal
Author Florentina

Ingredients

  • 2 cups brown rice
  • 2.5 cups baby spinach
  • 1 leaf kale -large
  • 2 leaves bay
  • 1 yellow mango -small
  • 2 scallions
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 3.75 cups water (or vegetable stock)
  • 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 lemon -juiced & zested
  • 1/4 cups pine nuts - for garnish (optional)

Instructions

  • Add the brown rice, water, bay leaves and a pinch of sea salt to medium stock pot. Bring to a simmer, cover with a tight lid, turn the flame down and simmer away for 45 minutes or until all the water is absorbed. Remove the rice from flame and allow it to sit covered for 10 minutes. 
  • Transfer the cooke rice to a large mixing bowl and using a fork fluff up the grains. Discard the bay leaves.
  • Meanwhile add the spinach, kale and sliced mayo to a food processor or blender together with the scallions, garlic, olive oil and lemon juice. Process until smooth with a pesto-like texture. Season to taste with sea salt and more lemon juice if desired.
  • Pour the spinach sauce on top of the rice and using a spatula fold to coat well. Garnish with the pine nuts and serve!

Nutrition

Calories: 376kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 25mg | Potassium: 376mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 2480IU | Vitamin C: 26mg | Calcium: 61mg | Iron: 2.2mg

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Filed Under: Gluten Free, Pasta, Sides, Vegan, Vegetarian

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Hi, I'm Florentina, the voice behind the wholesome recipes you find in this journal. But I'm not alone, I'm really just channeling the Man in the Photo, one recipe at a time! Thank you for joining me in my quest for the art of simple, rustic living, trying to capture the raw beauty of organic food & life through the lens of my Iphone and camera.

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  1. Anne N

    April 2, 2022 at 3:16 pm

    5 stars
    I served the sauce over a combination of brown rice, black beans, and blanched spinach and it was DELICIOUS!

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