Spinach and toasted orzo, with dill and green chilli salsa from Falastin: A Cookbook (page 182) by Sami Tamimi and Tara Wigley

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  • Schooffiecooks on March 31, 2026

    No spinach but roasted peppers!

  • Tealismyname on September 14, 2025

    Cooking this again it felt a bit light. I'd add some kind of protein on the side or bulk out with chickpeas

  • Rachaelsb on December 01, 2023

    Good, easy dish-dill yogurt was my favorite part. Lit up the orzo and spinach. Would make again.

  • anya_sf on July 20, 2023

    We had this as a side for salmon with parsley oil, so skipped the yogurt. The orzo got pretty dark after 5 min, so I didn't toast it longer. After 10 min of simmering, the orzo hadn't absorbed all the water, so I cooked it a few more minutes uncovered. Unsure if the salt was fine or Kosher, I reduced it to 1.5 tsp (fine) and thought it was plenty salty. This was a tasty side dish.

  • Tealismyname on June 20, 2022

    Made this twice- once was brilliant and once was a disaster. Husband added stock but didn't reduce the salt--it was so salty we ended up turning it into soup to try and water it down. So, if you add stock, don't add the salt! I think it needs a bit of crunch to add some texture :)

  • nmfrost21 on January 03, 2022

    Delicious! Serves about two and a half people if eaten on its own.

  • KarinaFrancis on March 18, 2021

    I didn’t love this, although I made a mistake by adding oil when I was toasting the orzo which could have impacted the texture. Probably won’t repeat

  • clkandel on November 17, 2020

    This is a delicious, fast and easy to make side dish. The yogurt sauce blends all the flavors together. I did cook the orzo with chicken broth, instead of just water.

  • Rutabaga on September 12, 2020

    In our family, my younger son and I like this dish best. My older son and husband didn't dislike it, but they're not as fond of cooked spinach in pasta (although my older son really liked the yogurt sauce). It's a great simple dish to make, and I added some feta and toasted pine nuts to make it more of a veggie main dish.

  • Foodycat on July 08, 2020

    Watch the orzo like a hawk as it toasts - at 5 minutes mine was as dark brown as I dared. I did a half quantity, which may be why it toasted faster. Then when I added the liquid, mine needed more like 15 minutes to become tender. Very soothing. I served it with the Lemon chicken with za'atar but next time I will have it on its own.

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