Asparagus and Spinach Risotto

I’m back in the kitchen and sharing another recipe for this week. I absolutely love risotto because you can make so many different varieties. It’s also a great start of the week dish to finish off any left over wine from the weekend.

Risotto is vegetarian friendly and works really well in our house as I will be able to add some meat to mine.

Serves 4

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups arborio rice
• 6 cups (1.5L) of vegetable stock
• 1tbspn butter
• 1 red onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 bunch of asparagus, woody end trimmed and cut into 5 cm length
• 1/2 glass of dry white wine
• 1 cup spinach
• 1/2 cup (40g) parmesan cheese

Method:

1. Bring stock to the boil in air medium sized saucepan over a high heat, then reduce to low heat and allow to simmer.
2. Add butter to a frying pan, add chopped red onion, garlic, salt and pepper. Cook until onions are soft.
3. add the rice and cook for 1 minute with continuous stirring. Rice should be glassy in appearance.
4. Add white wine and still until absorbed.
5. Add the stock, 1/2 cup at a time and stir until absorbed. The risotto should be creamy in texture.
6. Add the asparagus and spinach and cook for a further 2minutes.
7. Remove from the heat and stir in parmesan before serving with freshly chopped parsley.

For my vegetarian partner, he added cooked tofu and I added cooked chicken to finish it off!