Rice with cabbage and peppers

INGREDIENTS
  • 1/3 cup of olive oil
  • 2 peppers of different colours
  • 2 medium-sized onions, thinly sliced
  • 1 small cabbage or half a big one, cut in large pieces
  • 1 full spoon of tomato paste
  • 1 cup of chopped tomatoes
  • 1 cup of Carolina rice
  • 2 cups of warm water
  • Juice from 1 lemon
  • Salt and pepper

 

For serving

  • Chopped parsley and dill
  • A bit of olive oil
  • Yogurt or trimmed feta cheese

INSTRUCTIONS

Sauté the onion in olive oil. Add the chopped cabbage and the peppers. Sauté for a few more minutes until the mass of the cabbage is reduced to half.

Add the chopped tomatoes and 3 cups of warm water. Boil over medium heat for 10 minutes.

Then, add the rice and some salt and pepper. Boil for 15 minutes.

Finally, add the juice from 1 lemon and sprinkle the cabbage rice with some olive oil.