Recipe

With delicious bacon and a medley of healthy vegetables, this colourful risotto looks as good as it tastes.

Serves: 4 people   |   Prep time: 5 minutes   |   Cooking time: 30 minutes

Italian   |   Main

  

Ingredients

• 25g Greenvale Butter
• 200g British Smoked Bacon Lardons
• 150g Asparagus, chopped into 3cm pieces
• 250g Mushrooms, sliced
• ½ tsp Stonemill Garlic Granules
• 300g Cucina Arborio Risotto Rice
• 200ml Baron Saint Jean White Wine
• 1 Quixo Vegetable Stock Cube
• Boiling Water
• 1 tsp Stonemill Basil
• 75g Specially Selected Parmigiano Reggiano, grated
• Freshly Ground Black Pepper
• 1 pack Cucina Garlic Toasts

  

Method

1. Pre-heat oven to 200°C/Fan 180°C/ Gas Mark 6.
2. Melt half the butter in a large frying pan and add the lardons, asparagus and mushrooms.
3. Sauté for 5 to 7 minutes until the vegetables are tender.
4. Tip onto a plate and set aside.
5. Melt the remaining butter in the same pan and add the rice.
6. Stir until the rice grains are coated.
7. Add the white wine and the crumbled stock cube.
8. Cook the rice on a medium heat, stirring and adding boiling water a little at a time as the liquid is absorbed.
9. Cook until the rice is just tender and a little liquid remains (approximately 20 minutes).
10. Cook the garlic toasts as directed on the pack.
11. Stir in the basil and the cooked vegetables and lardons.
12. Cook for a few minutes more until piping hot.
13. Stir in half of the Parmesan cheese and black pepper to taste.
14. Serve immediately with the garlic toasts.