Spinach, Mushroom & Lemon Pilaf

From New Zealand Taste magazine.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2  onions, finely sliced
• 2  garlic cloves, crushed
• 50  g butter
• 150  g button mushrooms, sliced
• 1  cinnamon stick
• 4  whole cloves
• 4  cardamom pods, bruised
• 250  g basmati rice
• 1⁄2  zest and  lemon, juice of
• 450  ml  vegetable stock
• 200  g spinach, washed and roughly chopped

Directions

1. Cook the onions and garlic in the butter in a large shallow pan until soft and golden.
2. Add the button mushrooms and cook until soft.
3. Add the spices and cook for 2 minutes, then stir in the rice, lemon zest and stock. Cover. Cook on a gentle heat for about 15 minutes until the liquid has been absorbed.
4. Stir through the spinach and lemon juice, cover for 2 minutes until wilted and serve.