with Goat's Cheese, Walnuts and Roasted Baby Plum Tomatoes
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.
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Garlic Clove
3 unit(s)
Risotto Rice
175 grams
Cider Vinegar
15 milliliter(s)
Vegetable Stock Paste
20 grams
Baby Spinach
40 grams
Peas
120 grams
Baby Plum Tomatoes
125 grams
Grated Hard Italian Style Cheese
40 grams
Goat's Cheese
75 grams
Walnuts
20 grams
Boiled Water for the Risotto
600 milliliter(s)
Butter
40 grams
Honey
1 tbsp
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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
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