LET’S CELEBRATE WORLD FOOD DAY WITH COURGETTE AND LEMON RISOTTO RECIPE

COURGETTE AND LEMON RISOTTO RECIPE

This gorgeous courgette risotto is a favourite with kids and the cold leftovers can be used to make tasty arancini.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 40 mins

Serves: 02

REQUIRED INGREDIENTS

50g Butter

1 Onion, finely chopped

1 large Garlic clove, crushed

180g Risotto rice

1 Vegetable stock cube

Zest and juice 1Lemon

2 Lemon Thyme sprigs

250g Courgette, diced

50g Vegetarian Italian-style hard cheese

2 tbsp Crème fraiche

METHOD

1. Melt the butter in a deep-frying pan.
2. Add the onion and fry gently until softened for about 8 mins, then add the garlic and stir for 1 min.
3. Stir in the rice to coat it in the buttery onions and garlic for 1-2 mins.
4. Dissolve the stock cube in 1 litre of boiling water, then add a ladle of the stock to the rice, along with the lemon juice and thyme. Bubble over a medium heat, stirring constantly.
5. When almost all the liquid has been absorbed, add another ladle of stock and keep stirring. Tip in the courgette and keep adding the stock, stirring every now and then until the rice is just tender and creamy.
6. To serve, stir in some seasoning, the lemon zest, vegetarian Italian-style hard cheese and crème fraîche.

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