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Venetian Risi e Bisi Inspired Spinach & Pea Risotto
A Taste of Italy
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Venetian Risi e Bisi Inspired Spinach & Pea Risotto

with Goat's Cheese, Walnuts and Roasted Baby Plum Tomatoes

40 min
Difficulty: 1/3
Italian

Translating literally to 'rice and peas', risi e bisi is a classic Venetian dish that's traditionally eaten on April 25th for St. Mark's Day, the patron saint of Venice. Here, we've blended together spinach and peas to give a verdant green brightness to a deliciously cheesy risotto style dish. Topped with goat's cheese, tomato, walnuts and a simple garlic butter to reflect the classical flavours of Venice.

Allergens

Pistachio nuts
Almonds
Milk
May contain traces of allergens
Macadamia Nuts
Hazelnuts
Pecan Nuts
Brazil nuts
Walnuts
Cashew nuts
Egg
Sesame
Sulphites
Peanut
Nuts

Utensils

Large Oven-Proof Pan
Blender
Kettle
Garlic Press
Sieve
Lid
Pan

Tags

Veggie
Discovery
New
Climate Conscious
Tasty-adventures
Ingredients
Garlic Clove

Garlic Clove

3 unit(s)

Risotto Rice

Risotto Rice

175 grams

Cider Vinegar

Cider Vinegar

15 milliliter(s)

Vegetable Stock Paste

Vegetable Stock Paste

20 grams

Baby Spinach

Baby Spinach

40 grams

Peas

Peas

120 grams

Baby Plum Tomatoes

Baby Plum Tomatoes

125 grams

Grated Hard Italian Style Cheese

Grated Hard Italian Style Cheese

40 grams

Goat's Cheese

Goat's Cheese

75 grams

Walnuts

Walnuts

20 grams

Boiled Water for the Risotto

Boiled Water for the Risotto

600 milliliter(s)

Butter

Butter

40 grams

Honey

Honey

1 tbsp

Preparation
1
Start the Risotto

Preheat your oven to 220°C/200°C fan/gas mark 7. Boil a full kettle. Peel and grate the garlic (or use a garlic press).

Heat a drizzle of oil in a large, wide-bottomed ovenproof pan on medium heat. TIP: If you don't have an ovenproof pan, use a normal pan and transfer to an ovenproof dish before baking.

Add the risotto rice and half the garlic. Stir and cook until the edges of the rice are translucent, 1-2 mins. Stir in the cider vinegar until evaporated.

Stir in the boiled water for the risotto (see pantry for amount) and vegetable stock paste. Bring back up to the boil, then pop a lid on the pan (or cover with foil). Bake on the middle shelf of your oven until the rice is cooked and the water has been absorbed, 25-30 mins.

2
Blend the Greens

Meanwhile, boil another full kettle. Pop the spinach into a sieve in your sink. Pour over the boiling water from your kettle until piping hot. Once hot, squeeze out all of the excess water from the spinach with the back of a spoon.

If you have a blender, blend the spinach and half the peas until smooth, 1-2 mins. Season with salt and pepper.

If you don't have a blender, finely chop the spinach and mash the peas with a fork. Set aside for now.

3
Roast the Tomatoes

Meanwhile, halve the baby plum tomatoes.

Put the tomatoes on a baking tray. Drizzle with oil and season with salt and pepper. Toss to coat and spread out in a single layer.

When the risotto has 10 mins remaining, add the tomatoes to the top shelf of the oven and roast until softened, 10-12 mins.

4
Make your Garlic Butter

When the risotto is almost ready, melt half the butter (see pantry for amount) in a small frying pan on medium heat. 

Once melted, stir in the remaining garlic and cook until fragrant, 1-2 mins.

Remove from the heat and cover with a lid or foil to keep warm.

5
All Together Now

When the risotto is cooked, remove it from the oven and stir through the blended spinach and peas, remaining whole peas, hard Italian style cheese and remaining butter (see pantry for amount).

Taste and season with salt and pepper if needed. TIP: Add a splash of water to loosen the risotto to your desired consistency.

6
Serve

Share the risotto between your serving bowls. Scatter over the roasted tomatoes and spoon over the garlic butter.

Break up the goat's cheese and scatter over the risotto, then sprinkle over the walnuts.

Finish by drizzling over the honey (see pantry for amount).

Nutrition per serving

3395

kJ

Energy (kJ)

811

kcal

Energy (kcal)

39

g

Fat

21.3

g

of which saturates

89

g

Carbohydrate

13.6

g

of which sugars

6

g

Dietary Fibre

26.4

g

Protein

3.37

g

Salt

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