Risotto of spring vegetables

Name: Risotto of spring vegetables
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 300 grams carnaroli rice (risotto rice); 150 grams parmesan, in a wedge; 20 grams fresh chives, finely snipped; 150 grams shelled broad bean (about 600g in their pods); 150 grams asparagus spear; 200 grams shelled small pea (about 800g in their pods); 1 serving fistfuls of ice cubes; 1 teaspoon vegetable stock powder, such as Marigold; 1 large shallot or 2 smaller ones, finely chopped; 3 larges spring onions, trimmed and chopped; 1 fat garlic clove, lightly crushed; 2 Tbsps olive oil, plus extra to serve; 50 grams butter; 125 milliliters dry white wine; 2 Tbsps mascarpone

Risotto of spring vegetables is a gluten free main course. This recipe covers 29% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 835 calories, 34g of protein, and 32g of fat. This recipe serves 4. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Spring. If you have carnaroli rice, mascarpone, shallot, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour. Plenty of people really liked this Mediterranean dish. Users who liked this recipe also liked Risotto with Spring Vegetables, Chicken Risotto with Spring Vegetables, and Risotto with Spring Vegetables and Smoked Ham.

Instructions

Tip the rice into a pan of boiling, lightly salted water. Boil gently for 6 minutes then drain in a sieve. There should still be a white core in the centre of the grains.

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Rice

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Spread the part-cooked rice on a clean tray, cool, then chill until you are ready to finish the risotto. If covered with cling film, the rice can be kept for up to 24 hours. Shave about 25g off the parmesan wedge and set aside for later. Finely grate the rest and save for use in Step

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Spread

Blanch the broad beans for 1 minute in boiling water then drain and rinse them in a colander under cold water. Using your fingers, pop each bean from its skin. (Thawed frozen beans can be popped without blanching.)

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Fava Beans

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Pop

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Trim the asparagus and cut the spears at an angle into lozenge shapes. Bring 1 litre of water to the boil in a large pan, add 1 tsp of sea salt, then the asparagus, shelled peas and beans. Return to a gentle boil and cook for 3 minutes. Meanwhile, put lots of ice cubes into a large bowl half filled with cold water.

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Drain the vegetables in a colander set over a bowl to catch and save the cooking water, then tip them straight into the bowl of iced water. When cold, drain again and set aside.

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Pour the saved vegetable water into a pan and whisk in the stock powder. When ready to finish the risotto, bring the stock to the boil and keep it on a simmer.

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In another large pan, gently saut the shallot, spring onions and garlic in the 2 tablespoons of oil and half the butter for 3-5 minutes until softened. Stir in the wine and cook until reduced by half.

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Spring Onions

Shallot

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Garlic

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Tip in the rice. Now add a ladle of boiling stock and stir until it is absorbed.

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Add the remaining stock, a ladle at a time, stirring until absorbed before you add more. This takes about 8 minutes, by which time the mixture should be slightly sloppy, not dry. You may not need all the stock. The rice is cooked when it is just softened and has a nice shiny glaze.

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Remove the garlic clove.

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Whole Garlic Cloves

Gently stir in the vegetables and remaining chives and return to a gentle simmer, adding a little extra stock if needed. Stir in the last of the butter, the grated parmesan and the mascarpone. Check the seasoning. Divide immediately between four warmed shallow bowls, drizzle over a little oil and scatter the parmesan shavings onto each serving.

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Chives

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Servings:

300grams

carnaroli rice (risotto rice)150grams

parmesan, in a wedge 20grams

fresh chives, finely snipped 150grams

shelled broad bean (about 600g in their pods)150grams

asparagus spear 200grams

shelled small pea (about 800g in their pods)1serving

fistfuls of ice cubes 1teaspoon

vegetable stock powder, such as Marigold 1large

shallot or 2 smaller ones, finely chopped 3larges

spring onions, trimmed and chopped 1

fat garlic clove, lightly crushed 2Tbsps

olive oil, plus extra to serve 50grams

butter 125milliliters

dry white wine 2Tbsps

mascarpone

Recommended wine: Chianti, Trebbiano, Verdicchio

Chianti, Trebbiano, and Verdicchio are my top picks for Risotto. Italians know food and they know wine. Trebbiano and Verdicchio are Italian white wines that pair well with fish and white meat, while Chianti is a great Italian red for heavier, bolder dishes. You could try Badian a Coltibuono Cultusboni RS Chianti Classico ( half-bottle). Reviewers quite like it with a 4.3 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 11 dollars per bottle.