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Ingredients
 5 cups chicken stock
 ½ lb fresh spinach leaves, julienned
 ½ lb Swiss chard leaves, julienned
 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
 4 small cloves of garlic, peeled and minced
 1 tbsp ground cumin
 2 tbsp ground coriander seeds
 2 lemons, juiced and strained
 salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
 1 cup long grain basmati rice, cooked
Directions
1

Bring chicken stock to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add greens, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, allowing greens to dissolve into the stock - 5 to 10 minutes.

2

Heat oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and cook, stirring until fragrant - about 2 minutes. Stir in the cumin and coriander and continue to cook for 2 to 3 minutes.

3

Add garlic mixture to stock. Stir in the lemon juice and season with salt and pepper. Simmer until flavors blend - about 8 minutes.

4

Evenly divide the cooked rice among 4 bowls. Ladle soup over the rice and serve.

About Fresh Greens & Rice Soup

To cut leaves, you can make a chiffonade by rolling up a stack of leaves and cutting across the rolls to produce thin ribbons. Makes 4 servings.

Ingredients

 5 cups chicken stock
 ½ lb fresh spinach leaves, julienned
 ½ lb Swiss chard leaves, julienned
 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
 4 small cloves of garlic, peeled and minced
 1 tbsp ground cumin
 2 tbsp ground coriander seeds
 2 lemons, juiced and strained
 salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
 1 cup long grain basmati rice, cooked

Directions

1

Bring chicken stock to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add greens, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, allowing greens to dissolve into the stock - 5 to 10 minutes.

2

Heat oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and cook, stirring until fragrant - about 2 minutes. Stir in the cumin and coriander and continue to cook for 2 to 3 minutes.

3

Add garlic mixture to stock. Stir in the lemon juice and season with salt and pepper. Simmer until flavors blend - about 8 minutes.

4

Evenly divide the cooked rice among 4 bowls. Ladle soup over the rice and serve.

Fresh Greens & Rice Soup
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