AVOGOLEMONO
WITH SPINACH
(LEMON-RICE SOUP WITH SPINACH)
2 CUPS CHICKEN BROTH
1 CUP WATER
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/3 CUP LONG GRAIN RICE
5 CUPS PACKED SPINACH LEAVE, WASHED & CHOPPED
2 EGGS
3 TABLESPOONS FRESH LEMON JUICE & ZEST
LEMON PEPPER, TO TASTE, (OPTIONAL)
IN SAUCEPAN, COMBINE THE CHICKEN BROTH & WATER, AND BRING TO A BOIL 

ADD RICE AND SIMMER, COVERED FOR 20 MINUTES 
ADD SPINACH, SIMMER UNCOVERED, 2 MINUTES 

IN A SMALL BOWL WHISK TOGETHER THE EGGS AND THE LEMON JUICE & ZEST 
WHISK IN 1-CUP OF THE HOT SOUP INTO THE EGG MIXTURE TO TEMPER THE EGGS

ADD THE EGG/BROTH MIXTURE BACK INTO THE SOUP
SIMMER OVER LOW HEAT, STIRRING UNTIL VERY HOT AND SOUP THICKENS, DO NOT BOIL SOUP

TASTE TO ADJUST SEASONINGS, WITH SALT, PEPPER & THE LEMON PEPPER 
SERVE HOT WITH THINLY SLICED GREEN
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