Today's photos aren't that great and I do apologize. Broil until rice around edges of pan is browned and crisp and feta is starting to brown, 8–10 minutes. Arrange feta over rice. Baking it in the oven, on the other hand, as with this baked mint rice recipe, is a completely foolproof method (and one that worked, incidentally, when feeding 700 people over two sittings at the Wilderness festival in 2017!

I take credit for the idea of adding sliced kumquats to the savory-sweet salsa but that's it. Spoon pomegranate relish over. Bake for 25 minutes, until the rice is light and fluffy and all the liquid has been absorbed. Cooking rice perfectly is one of those things that shouldn’t be complicated but can be surprisingly difficult, for some, to get right. Heat broiler. I mean, I'm still giving Ottolenghi full credit for this incredible baked mint rice with pomegranate and olive salsa. Top with the sprigs of mint and cover the dish tightly with tinfoil so that the rice is well sealed. ).