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== Description ==
Makes 6 to 8 servings.

== Ingredients ==
* ½ cup [[olive oil]]
* 1 small [[onion]], cut into small dice
* 1 small [[leek]], white part only, very thinly sliced
* 4 to 5 small [[garlic greens|green garlics]], white parts only, very thinly sliced
* 1 small [[fennel]] bulb, cut into small dice
* 1 small bunch [[swiss chard|chard]], stems and leaves separated
* [[kosher salt]]
* ⅔ cup Italian [[rice]], preferably Vialone Nano
* pinch of [[red pepper flakes]]
* 2 pounds spring greens, a mix of [[arugula]], stinging [[nettles]], [[watercress]], [[sorrel]], young [[beet greens|beet]] or [[turnip greens]] and [[spinach]]
* [[black pepper]] in a mill

== Procedures ==
# Heat the [[olive oil]] in a large soup pot set over medium-low heat, add the [[onion]] and [[leek]] and saute until limp and fragrant, about 8 to 10 minutes, stirring now and then.
# Add the [[garlic]] and [[fennel]] and cook 5 minutes more.
# Meanwhile, cut the [[swiss chard|chard]] stems into small dice and add them to the pot with the other vegetables.
# Season with [[salt]] and continue to cook until all of the vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes more.
# Add 6 cups [[water]] and stir in the [[rice]] and the [[red pepper flakes]].
# Increase the heat to medium and simmer for 10 minutes.
# Meanwhile, cut the [[swiss chard|chard]] into ½-inch crosswise slices.
# If using stinging [[nettles]], use tongs to plunge them into boiling salted [[water]], cook for 30 seconds and rinse in cool [[water]].
# Stack the [[nettles]] and cut them into ¼-inch wide crosswise slices.
# Cut the [[sorrel]] and [[beet]] or [[turnip greens]] into thin crosswise slices.
# If the [[spinach]] leaves are small, leave them whole; if they are large, cut them as you have cut the other greens.
# Add the greens and stir until they are wilted.
# Add 2 cups [[water]] and simmer 10 minutes.
# Taste, correct for [[salt]] and season generously with [[black pepper]].

[[Category:Arugula Recipes]]
[[Category:Beet greens Recipes]]
[[Category:Fennel Recipes]]
[[Category:Fennel seed Recipes]]
[[Category:Jordanian cuisine]]
[[Category:Soup Recipes]]
[[Category:Leek Recipes]]
[[Category:Nettle Recipes]]

[[Category:Rice Recipes]]
[[Category:Sorrel Recipes]]