Tomato Rice With Spinach

Portuguese Tomato Rice Recipe - This is a Portuguese rice tomato recipe
to suit vegetarians.

- Chop tomatoes and add to a hot pan with olive oil.
- Add Quorn pieces, vinegar, mint leaves, garlic, wild garlic, French
   mustard and thyme.
- Stir for 2 minutes on high heat, then add the rice.
- Fold the rice gently before adding 500 ml hot water.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Allow to simmer for 5 minutes, adding water slowly, about 100ml
   each time so rice does not dry out.
- Add spinach leaves about 1 minute before serving. 
   Helping to retain the healthy properties of spinach like iron and Vitamins.

Remove from the heat when rice
is semi soft to the bite.





I was born in Azambuja, a small town located about 40 miles from
Lisbon, Portugal.


On the outskirts of Azambuja, rice fields can be seen for miles.




Although, this is may not be common knowledge, Portugal exports rice to various countries in Europe like Germany and Spain.

Rice is planted in April and harvested in September/October.