Rice With Vegetables, Cheese and Olive Dressing

Name: Rice With Vegetables, Cheese and Olive Dressing
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 1/2 cup long grain rice; 1 cup no-salt-added chicken stock; 3/4 pound red onion; 2 teaspoons olive oil; 2 large cloves garlic; 1 pound zucchini; 1 pound ripe plum tomatoes; Few branches marjoram, to yield 1 tablespoon chopped, or 1 teaspoon dried; 10 medium Italian, French or Greek black olives; 1 small piece of full-flavored cheese, like taleggio or sharp aged goat, to yield 1/2 cup coarsely grated; 1/8 teaspoon salt; Freshly ground black pepper

By Marian Burros

Total Time: 45 minutes
Rating: 3(5)
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Ingredients

Yield:2 servings

½cup long grain rice
1cup no-salt-added chicken stock
¾pound red onion
2teaspoons olive oil
2large cloves garlic
1pound zucchini
1pound ripe plum tomatoes
Few branches marjoram, to yield 1 tablespoon chopped, or 1 teaspoon dried
10medium Italian, French or Greek black olives
1small piece of full-flavored cheese, like taleggio or sharp aged goat, to yield ½ cup coarsely grated
⅛teaspoon salt
Freshly ground black pepper

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Preparation

Step 1
Combine rice with stock, and bring to boil in a heavy-bottomed pot. Reduce heat, cover and simmer, cooking 17 minutes, until liquid is absorbed.
Step 2
Chop onion. Heat nonstick pan until it is very hot, add oil, reduce heat to medium high and saute onion until it begins to soften.
Step 3
Mince garlic, and add to onion.
Step 4
Scrub, trim and coarsely chop zucchini; reduce heat to medium, and add zucchini to onion.
Step 5
Coarsely chop tomatoes and add. Chop marjoram and add. Cook over medium heat.
Step 6
Pit olives, and stir in.
Step 7
Grate cheese.
Step 8
Stir rice, cheese and salt and pepper to taste into vegetables.