Risotto Verde (Pea and Asparagus Risotto)
Creamy and decadent but equally healthy and nutritious - this green risotto is a perfect vegetarian main or an appetizer to celebrate nature coming alive in spring! Packed full of green vegetables, this pea and asparagus risotto is vibrant in colour and bursting with flavours of spring greens.
Equipment
- Blender, liquidiser or food processor
Ingredients
- 1 brown onion finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove finely chopped
- 180 g risotto rice
- 75 ml dry white wine
- 650 ml vegetable stock hot
- 100 g spinach
- 50 g frozen peas
- 100 g asparagus tips
- 40 g parmesan
- 2 tablespoon double cream
- ½ lemon zest and juice
Instructions
- Heat 2 tbsps of olive oil in a large frying pan. Add the onion and garlic and saute on low heat for 5 minutes until softened.
- Increase the heat to medium, add the risotto rice, stir and continue cooking for another minute until the rice turns slightly translucent.
- Pour the dry white wine into the pan and let it bubble for a couple of minutes until the alcohol evaporates.
- One ladle at a time, start adding the stock and stir until all the stock is absorbed. Stir continuously. Add another ladle of stock and keep on cooking until you have no stock left or until your rice is almost cooked (reserve a few tablespoons of stock for the vegetable puree).
- In the meantime, make the green puree. In a food processor, blender or a powerful smoothie maker, blitz the spinach and 4-6 tablespoon of stock into a smooth purée. Stir in the double cream.
- Once the rice is 5 minutes away from being cooked, stir in the peas and the asparagus tips.
- Once the asparagus has softened and the rice is cooked al dente, take the risotto off the heat, stir in the green puree, half the parmesan and lemon juice. Adjust the seasoning if required.
- Serve with extra parmesan cheese and lemon zest scattered on top!
Nutrition
Calories: 592kcalCarbohydrates: 93gProtein: 20gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 34mgSodium: 1752mgPotassium: 697mgFiber: 8gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 6373IUVitamin C: 46mgCalcium: 402mgIron: 7mg
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