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+title: Mediterranean-style rice
+description: A very tasty rice and veggies recipe.
+tags: cooking
+date: 2024-01-31 18:45
+
+# Mediterranean style rice
+
+This recipe is inspired by a rice dish served by a mediterranean restaurant I used to go to in my hometown.
+
+## Ingredeints
+
+- 2 cups cooked basmati rice
+- 1x medium to large sweet onion, diced
+- 2x roma tomatoes, cut into 1cm thick slices and then strips.
+- 1x green bell pepper, diced
+- 2-3 cloves minced garlic
+- 1 cup pickled banana peppers, diced.
+- 0.5-1.0 cups banana pepper brine.
+
+### Spices
+
+- kosher salt
+- black pepper
+- turmeric
+- oregano
+- dill
+- nutmeg
+
+### Cooking fat
+
+- olive oil
+
+## Cooking instructions
+
+In a hot cast iron skillet with near smoking olive oil, sweat the onions and bell peppers until all are soft and starting to brown/darken. Add minced garlic and stir into still sizzling onions/pepper until fragrent. Add generous pinch of kosher salt and coarse black pepper. A tablespoon or two of oregano. A teaspoon or two of dill. A teaspoon of turmeric. And half a teaspoon of nutmeg. Add roma tomato and banana peppers and a glug of olive oil and mix until tomatoes are soft. Add the brine and bring to a boil.
+
+Serve helping spoonful ov vegetables over rice, with a splash of banana pepper brine on top.