Rice with celery and spinach from Jamie Oliver

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A simple and quick recipe from Jamie Oliver. The rice combined with the celery and spinach will become an irreplaceable companion supporters of a healthy diet.

Mr. Oliver shared with us that the network connection is required a versatile side dish when showed in his program "Jamie: lunch in 15 minutes"how to make classic Swedish meatballs. Celery root, says cook, is unfairly undervalued and it should be in your diet, because it is – a real storehouse of health. And in combination with spinach dish and it becomes perfect from the point of view of dietetics.

RECIPE RICE WITH CELERY ROOT AND SPINACH What you need:

• small celery root
• olive oil
• salt, pepper
• a few sprigs of thyme
• 200 g fresh spinach (you can take frozen, pre-thaw)
• 300 grams of basmati rice

How to cook rice with celery and spinach:

1. Put a large pot on the fire, pour rice, pour 600 ml of boiling water, add salt and cover with lid. Cook 7-9 minutes.

2. Celery root peel and cut it into cubes with a thickness of about 1 cm.

3. A large ceramic pot is put on fire, pour 1 tbsp olive oil, put the celery, add salt, pepper and a few sprigs of thyme. Stir, increase the heat and add a little boiling water (water celery is cooked faster). Cook 5 minutes, then put the spinach and simmer for another few minutes. Remove from heat, add the rice and mix everything carefully.

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