A delicious prawn pilaf with tomatoes, black olives, onions and herbs topped with feta cheese.

Greek Herb Pilaf with Prawn and Feta Recipe

Name: Greek Herb Pilaf with Prawn and Feta
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 125 grams basmati rice; 30 grams black olives; black pepper (to taste); 15 grams butter; 35 grams feta cheese; 6 sprig fresh dill; 6 sprig fresh flat parsley; 4 sprig fresh mint; 1 cloves garlic; 1 whole lemon; 2 tbsp olive oil; 0.5 whole onions; 175 grams prawns (raw); salt (to taste); 0.25 cube stock cube chicken; 3 whole tomatoes; 200 ml water

25 Minutes

Serves: 2

A Greek Prawn pilaf made with tomato, black olive, onions, feta and herb topped with fried prawns cooked in lemon juice

Recipe Ingreds

Rice

30 grams black olives
black pepper (to taste)
15 grams butter
35 grams feta cheese
6 sprig fresh dill
6 sprig fresh flat parsley
4 sprig fresh mint
1 cloves garlic
1 tbsp olive oil
0.5 whole onions
125 grams basmati rice
salt (to taste)
0.25 cube stock cube chicken
3 whole tomatoes
200 ml water

Prawns

black pepper (to taste)
1 whole lemon
1 tbsp olive oil
175 grams prawns (raw)
salt (to taste)

Recipe with pictures Steps

Step 1

place the rice in a sieve and wash the rice
peel and chop the onion(s) finely
heat the frying pan
add the olive oil and butter
Add the onions to the frying pan and cook until soft

Step 2

peel and crush the garlic using the garlic crusher or chop finely
add to the frying pan
wash and chop the tomatoes
add to the frying pan
cook till soft

Step 3

wash and finely chop the herbs
add the stock cube to boiling water

Step 4

add the rice to the frying pan
add half the herbs
add the stock
Bring to the boil and boil for a few minutes
until the rice puffs and the liquid can't be seen
turn down the heat cook gently
wrap a clean towel around the frying pan lid. Place the lid on the frying pan
cook for 10 mins

Step 5

chop the olives

Step 6

heat the olive oil in a pan
quickly fry the prawns
season with salt and pepper
cut the lemons into wedges
squeeze a couple of lemon wedges over the prawns to taste

Step 7

when the rice is done
taste and season with salt and pepper if necessary

Step 8

remove the rice from the heat
add the olives
add the remaining herbs
Add the prawns
squeeze a couple of lemon wedges over the rice
leave for 5 minutes

Step 9

crumble the cheese over the top
drizzle with olive oil
serve with lemon wedges

Recipe Utensils

2 chopping board
1 fish slice
2 frying pan
1 Garlic crusher
1 jug
2 large knife
1 sieve

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How to make Greek prawn pilaf with feta

This recipe is from the cookbook "Crazy Water Pickled Lemon Cookbook" by Diana Henry. The pilaf is cooked first by frying the onions, adding garlic and tomatoes. The raw rice is added to the tomatoes with the herbs and stock. The rice is gently cooked till soft. The prawns are cooked and flavoured with lemon, The olives, feta and prawns are added to the pilaf just before it is served

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