An Awesome Untouched Vegetarian Dish

I know that its been a while since my last post, I do apologize for absence. I have been thinking of different vegetarian dishes to go along with my blog theme and I found one that you all should enjoy. I came up with this dish because I didn't want to spent a bunch of money on take-out Thai food.

I venture down the ethnic food isle about once a month to look at different sauces and spices that could enhance my dishes. I found this Thai chili sauce in the Asian food section and figured that this would be a good investment. I spent around four dollars and change on a 9.3 oz jar and it lasts for a good amount of time. The great thing about this sauce is that its not too spicy and it adds a nice kick to your dishes with only a tablespoon. The ingredients for this dish are very inexpensive: white rice, baby spinach, chopped garlic, sliced white mushrooms and scallions. One of the highlights of this dish is the amount of time it takes from prep to the table; 25 minutes if that. I cook rice a little differently than most people because I found that my way is quicker and I don't have to worry about the starch of the rice boiling over on the stove. All I do is measure my rice, 1/3 cup per person and serving, and use the 2/1 ratio of water and rice.  I leave the lid off of the pot and leave the burner on a medium/high heat. It is always important to season your rice because rice will take on the flavor of the seasoning that you put in it. Make sure that your rice is cooking before any other preparation because it still takes the longest in this dish. While the rice is cooking, heat up a medium skillet with some olive oil  or whatever oil that is on hand. Wash and slice your mushrooms and scallions and chop your fresh garlic or use a tablespoon of minced garlic. When the pan is hot, put the mushrooms, scallions and garlic in the pan. It's important to saute the mushrooms first because they take the longest out of vegetables to cook and the garlic will burn if it is in the pan too long. After the mushrooms, scallions and garlic are mostly cooked, add the spinach in the last few minutes along with a tablespoon of the Thai chili sauce. Spinach takes the least amount of cook time and you want to make sure that it still retains some texture. After the vegetables and rice are done cooking, place the rice on your plate or bowl with the vegetable mixture on top.

This dish is quick, healthy and very easy to prepare. Another thing to point out is that this dish will give you the feeling of hunger satisfaction and will not leave you feeling stuffed.