Spanakorizo — Keto Spinach Rice

📍 Where this dish comes from: Delphi · Temple of Apollo, Delphi (Mount Parnassus)
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Spanakorizo is a beloved Greek one-pot comfort dish — spinach and rice simmered together in olive oil, lemon, and dill until they become something much greater than their parts. The keto version replaces rice with cauliflower rice and is, genuinely, just as satisfying. Serve it as a side or as a light meal with a wedge of feta.

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Spanakorizo — Keto Spinach Rice

Spanakorizo is a beloved Greek one-pot comfort dish — spinach and rice simmered together in olive oil, lemon, and dill until they become something much greater than their parts.

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Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Greek

Servings: 4 servings

Calories: 220kcal

Ingredients

• 3 cups cauliflower rice
• 1 lb fresh spinach (or 10 oz frozen thawed and drained)
• 1 medium onion finely diced
• 3 garlic cloves minced
• 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 1/2 cup vegetable broth
• 2 tbsp fresh dill chopped
• Salt and pepper
• Feta for serving

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Instructions

• Saute onion in olive oil over medium heat until softened, about 6 minutes. Add garlic and cook 1 minute.
• Add cauliflower rice and stir to coat in oil. Cook 3 minutes.
• Add spinach in handfuls, stirring each addition until wilted.
• Add broth, lemon juice, and dill. Season with salt and pepper.
• Simmer 8-10 minutes until cauliflower is tender and liquid is absorbed.
• Taste and adjust lemon. Serve topped with crumbled feta.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 220kcal | Protein: 6g | Fat: 18g | Fiber: 4g

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Health Benefits

• Spinach’s combination of iron, vitamin C, and folate is nearly unmatched in the plant kingdom.
• Vitamin C in lemon juice dramatically increases absorption of the non-heme iron in spinach — the dish is perfectly designed for maximum nutritional impact.
• Olive oil’s oleic acid reduces inflammatory markers in the blood.