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Authentic Greek Lemon Rice-Rizi Lemonato

The authentic recipe for the famous Greek rice. Delicious to eat plain or as a side. This Greek lemon rice is cooked with sauteed onion in olive oil, vegetable broth and finished with plenty of fresh lemon.

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 4
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Mediterranean , Greek

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 small white onion finely chopped
  • 1 cup uncooked plain white long grain rice
  • 2 cups (500 ml) water or vegetable broth
  • 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • Lemon zest from half a lemon optional
  • 1 ½ tbsp. chopped parsley optional
  • Fresh ground pepper for serving
  • salt to taste

Instructions

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  1. Heat the olive oil over over medium heat. Sauté the onion until soft and translucent for about 5 minutes.
  2. Add the rice and continue heating stirring the rice until it begins to turn golden about 1 minute.
  3. Add the broth, cover and lower the heat until you have a simmer. Cook for 10-15 minutes (this depends on what kind of rice you used), rice should be cooked, and most of the liquid absorbed.
  4. Turn off the heat and keep the rice covered for 10 minutes.
  5. Add lemon juice and fresh ground pepper and fluff up with a fork.
  6. Add salt to taste.
  7. Optionally add chopped parsley and lemon zest.
  8. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Notes

  • For this particular Greek rice recipe you traditionally use plain long grain rice as you don’t want a sticky texture. I do not recommend using  basmati or Jasmine rice which will give out a different flavor.