Once upon a time, when I was a little girl, my Gramma Santa (yes that was her name) made the most simple, and delicious food I have ever dined on: Escarole & Rice.
My grandmother cooked the rice to perfection and made certain that the garlic gave off a nutty taste which only took away the bitter taste of the finely chopped escarole. Summer and sensational quick meals are what I live for and Escarole & rice is one of our summertime favorites. Escarole & Rice offers up a light taste coupled with that nostalgic taste of old fashioned sauce.
Recreating the meal could be time-consuming if you cook it old school, but as you all know I am about the fast, easy and totally grand flavors and recreating the old with a new spin. I have made certain to capture the essence and flavors while eliminating the time that the Escarole & Rice used to take. Cooking down escarole and steaming rice is easy, as you shall see.
Lavishly live food out loud with this amazingly simple meatless recipe for Escarole & Rice that will become your star plate!
Amazing And Fast Appliance
I am always amazed at the great appliances that are out there which cook food fast!
The magic behind this food is the “Induction Cooker Cooktop” that I used. In fact, it makes food so fast, that I hardly blink my eyes and it is done! If you are at all familiar with “induction cooking”, you know that it is fast, easy and so effective because of the even heat that is provided.
Escarole & Rice
Ingredients
1 8 oz. can of tomato sauce
2 cloves of garlic chopped
Pinch of salt
¼ c of water
1 Head of escarole, rinsed, chopped into smaller pieces
2 Tbsp. of Olive Oil
Rice Ingredients
1 Cup of Basmati Rice
2 C of Water
2 Tbsp. of Olive Oil
¼ C of Parmesan
Directions:
Place Olive oil and garlic in pan. Setting to Fry at 400° and quickly brown garlic (2 Minutes) Press Cancel. Place ¼ C of water, salt and pepper and escarole into pan, Fry Mode at 350° (5 minutes). Remove from pan, set aside in mixing bowl and add in sauce, mix well.
Place Olive Oil, water, and rice in pan. Select Hot Pot Mode 1000°. Cook for 12 minutes, water should be absorbed, add in Parmesan cheese, and mix with bowl of escarole, garlic, sauce.
Serve warm or chilled.
Prep Time: 3 Minutes Cook Time Total : 19 Minutes
Print The Recipe Here
Ingredients
- 1 8 oz. can of tomato sauce
- 2 cloves of garlic chopped
- Pinch of salt
- ¼ c of water
- 1 Head of escarole, rinsed, chopped into smaller pieces
- 2 Tbsp. of Olive Oil
- 1 Cup of Basmati Rice
- 2 C of Water
- 2 Tbsp. of Olive Oil
- ¼ C of Parmesan
Instructions
- Place Olive oil and garlic in pan.
- Setting to Fry at 400° and quickly brown garlic (2 Minutes)
- Press Cancel.
- Place ¼ C of water, salt and pepper and escarole into pan, Fry Mode at 350° (5 minutes).
- Remove from pan, set aside in mixing bowl and add in sauce, mix well.
- Place Olive Oil, water, and rice in pan.
- Select Hot Pot Mode 1000°.
- Cook for 12 minutes, water should be absorbed, add in parmesan cheese, and mix with bowl of escarole, garlic, sauce.
- Serve warm or chilled.
- Prep Time: 3 Minutes Cook Time Total : 19 Minutes
Cook’s Tips
There is nothing like fresh escarole, but remember to chop small.
Fresh Garlic is always better than jarred garlic.
Just in case you missed up above, I used an “Induction Cooker Cooktop with a stainless steel pan” to prepare this. There are many different settings you can use in order to prepare this dish, however this is the one that worked best for me. Try out the other settings you might find one you like better and tell me what you used! I love hearing who uses what settings to get the most lavishly prepared foods.
This is a fast meal to prepare and it is perfect for patio parties. Lavishly live food out loud and enjoy Escarole and Rice.
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Thanks for sharing this recipe. I would try this.
This looks so good! Currently making me hungry for some lunch.
Honestly I was confused what escarole is all about, but it is good to see that leafy green can be eaten raw or cooked. The recipe looks so delicious & adding salad so rice is quiet amazing.
The recipe looks great. I used to have an induction cooker in my last house, it was really amazing!
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Induction cooking is addicting. Super easy and quick. Love your family recipe. Cannot go wrong with escarole
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What a fancy way to eat rice. I usually have rice with beans or just plain white rice. Would be fun to try this recipe!
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Okay what is escarole pray tell? Am I the only one here who is clueless as to what this is
escarole is a leafy green can be eaten raw or cooked
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I had a few simple recipes like this that my grandmother made for me. Isn’t it amazing that, despite all the recipes you pick up over the years, it’s those simple ones from when you were young that stick with us the most?
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simple is always best:)
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This is so pretty! I think my husband would really enjoy it. We’ve never had escarole before, but now I have a great reason to try it. Thank you for the lovely recipe!
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I don’t know if I’ve ever had this before but it looks delicious. Love that it is meatless too.
always wanted to know how to make these. amazing recipe thanks for the share
Looks so mouth watering
This sounds like a fresh and wholesome rice dish that anyone could enjoy.
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Beautiful recipe, simple is always best! I quite enjoy the taste of escarole, although we call it endive.
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Oh Escarole is different from Endive.. Endive has a much more ‘frilled’ leaf while escarole is much less Frilled. the sand in Escarole is the dickens to clean:) while Endive cleans with salt and soaking:) — I prefer Endive Wilted with a bacon/vinegar dressing…. While the taste in escarole lends much better to bitter and edgy to give the rice the thing it is missing:)
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A simple recipe and it look amazing! xx
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I completely agree that fresh garlic is so much better than pre-cut garlic. Not even comparable. This recipe looks delicious, I’ll have to give it a try!
let me know how it turns out..
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I’m not sure if I’ve had this dish before but it’s something that I will definitely enjoy! I think it’s perfect for the summer and it’s definitely not that difficult to prepare!
I never thought of adding salad to a rice dish, so creative!
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I’m totally intrigued with this. I’ve never done anything with escarole before, and it sounds delicious!
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I am not familiar with this dish but sounds like a yummy meal! I like the plating, looks so tempting!
I’m sure it tastes great! I’ll have to make it some time
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That recipe looks so easy to make and delicious. Definitely will try it. That plate is beautiful.
Love easy and fast to prepare food. Would want to try this at home some weekend when the boys are complete. Thanks for this n
My mother made escarole when I was growing up. This is a recipe I’d love to try soon, to bring those memories back.
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This recipe looks really delicious! My husband would love it.
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Oh this sounds like a great meal that m family will love. Thank you to Grandma Santa!
This looks yummy. It seems easy to make too
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