Rice With Spinach - Greek - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
    1 cup long-grain rice
    salt, to taste
    pepper, to taste
    1 1/2 cups chicken stock (or water)
    1 lb fresh spinach, trimmed, washed, and drained but still wet
    2 pinches grated nutmeg
    1 lemon, juice of
    2 tablespoons butter, cut into bits
    1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
Preparation
    Put 2 tablespoons of the oil in a medium saucepan with a lid over medium heat. A minute later, add the rice along with some salt and pepper and cook, stirring, for about a minute. Add the stock, reduce the heat to low, and cover. Cook for about 15 minutes, or until the rice is done.
    Meanwhile, put the remaining oil in a deep skillet over medium-high heat. A minute later, add the spinach and some salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until it wilts. Continue to cook until most of the liquid is gone; stir in the nutmeg and the lemon.
    Toss the cooked rice with the butter and put on a platter.
    Stir the cheese into the spinach, them immediately put on top of the rice and serve.

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