Courgette Risotto

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Ingredients

  • 1 medium onion
  • 225 g small courgettes
  • 25 g pine nuts
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 vegetable stock cube
  • 4 teaspoons Italian herb seasoning
  • 50 ml dry white wine
  • 100 g arborio rice
  • 25 g freshly grated parmesan cheese
  • fresh ground pepper

Instructions

  1. Peel and slice the onion thinly. Slice the courgette thickly.
  2. Put the pine kernels in a small, dry non-stick pan and cook over a high heat until golden. Set the kernels aside.
  3. Heat the oil in a saucepan., add the onion and cook over a medium heat until soft and golden.
  4. Crumble the vegetable cube into 450ml of boiling water. Add the Ialian herbs and spices and stir in the white wine.
  5. Add the rice to the onion and cook, stirring, for 2-3 minutes. Stir in about a quarter of the hot stock and allow the stock to simmer until it has been absorbed by the rice.
  6. Pour another quarter of the stock into the pan and simmer again until it has been absorbed. Add the rest of the stock, place the courgettes on top of the rice and then cover and simmer for 20 minutes until the rice is tender.
  7. Stir the courgette into the rice with the Parmesan cheese. Season if necessary and serve the risotto with the pine kernels served on top.

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

591 kcal 30% DV
Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 15.5g 31% DV
Total Fat 38.2g 49% DV
Carbs 48.8g 18% DV
Fiber 6.9g 25% DV
Sugar 2.1g 4% DV

Electrolytes

Sodium 386.8mg 17% DV
Potassium 709mg 15% DV
Cholesterol 5mg 2% DV

Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamin A 17.5mcg 2% DV
Vitamin C 0.4mg
Calcium 331.8mg 26% DV
Iron 4.5mg 25% DV

* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).

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