Spanakorizo With Jammy Eggs
Updated Feb. 13, 2025

- Total Time
- 30 minutes
- Prep Time
- 10 minutes
- Cook Time
- 20 minutes
- Rating
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Ingredients
- 3tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for serving
- 1bunch scallions (6 to 9 stems), trimmed and thinly sliced
- 1pound baby spinach (or 1 pound mature spinach, trimmed and roughly chopped)
- 2garlic cloves, finely chopped
- Salt and pepper
- 1cup basmati rice
- 1½cups vegetable stock
- 4large eggs
- 1lemon, juiced (3 to 4 tablespoons)
- 1cup roughly chopped dill or parsley
- 1(6-ounce) block Greek feta, crumbled (about 1⅓ cups)
Preparation
- Step 1
Heat a large, wide Dutch oven or deep skillet on medium-high heat. Add the olive oil and scallions and stir until fragrant and softened, 2 minutes. Add the spinach (depending upon the size of your pot, you may need to add it gradually, throwing in more as it cooks down), garlic and about 1 teaspoon salt; toss until wilted, about 2 minutes.
- Step 2
Stir in the rice, then pour in the stock. Bring to the boil and then cover, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until the liquid has been absorbed and rice is cooked, 15 to 20 minutes.
- Step 3
Meanwhile, bring a medium pot of water to a boil over high. Add the eggs in their shells to the boiling water and continue to cook over medium-high for 7 minutes. (Make sure you set a timer.) Set up an ice bath. Using a spider ladle or slotted spoon, remove the eggs from the water and immediately add them to the ice bath. Cool for 3 to 4 minutes and then peel them.
- Step 4
When the rice is ready, turn off the heat. Uncover and add the lemon juice and half of the herbs and gently toss them through the rice. Taste to check seasonings, adding salt if needed.
- Step 5
Divide the spinach rice among bowls. Halve the eggs and place the halves on top of the rice; top each with feta and additional herbs. To finish, drizzle over some olive oil and season well with pepper.
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Comments
I really wish the NYT would add instructions for using brown rice in all their rice recipes. I realize white rice cooks quickly and we're all trying to get dinner on the table. But just a note on the bottom for using brown rice would be nice.
If you want those photogenic jammy eggs, take them out of the fridge and let them come to room temperature before cooking.
This is a dish that keeps on giving. Great with feta, great with eggs, great with tuna in olive oil. Added slivered almonds for crunch.
Why don't they ever tell you how long it actually takes? And why can't you resize for smaller families or singles? Anyway, I made a half recipe, it turned out to be 1 portion, which was fine. I made it for breakfast, with 2 eggs. Absolutely yummy!
I would precook rice
Pretty easy to do half a recipe. I appreciate that. Definitely needs the lemon juice.
