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.