British Asparagus and Pea Risotto with Lemon and Crème Fraiche

The British Asparagus season has just begun! Risottos are great because the core ingredients can be easily found in the fridge or store-cupboard.

There is nothing like this creamy, tangy risotto with British asparagus.

Serves 2

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 20-30 minutes

You’ll need:

600ml vegetable stock

25g butter

4 spring onions, chopped finely

2 cloves garlic, crushed and chopped

½ green chilli, de-seeded and chopped finely

150g Arborio rice

½ glass of white wine

Half a bundle (approx. 125g) British asparagus

100g British peas (or frozen if not in season)

2 tbsp (10g) grated vegetarian parmesan style cheese

3 tbsp (85g) crème fraiche

Juice and zest of 1 small lemon

Handful of chives, chopped finely

What to do:

Place the stock on a slow heat and keep it there whilst you are making your risotto.

In a separate large pan melt your butter and then add the spring onions, garlic and chilli and sweat until soft for 5 minutes.

Then add the Arborio rice and mix round well so it absorbs all the flavours, before adding the white wine.

When the white wine has been absorbed, add the British asparagus spears and start adding ladleful by ladleful of stock, adding the next one when one has been absorbed.

After 15 minutes of continual stirring and adding the stock, taste and adjust the seasoning and then add the peas.

After a further 5 minutes turn the heat off, add the parmesan and crème fraiche, lemon zest and juice and let them melt in before dishing up, serving and finishing off with some chopped chives.

• Tone down the ‘red lights’ by swapping the butter for olive oil and using less and stirring in half fat crème fraiche!
• Then enjoy this recipe as an occasional choice if you’re cutting down on fat, saturated fat, sugar and salt e.g. for people who generally wish to eat more healthily or people who have raised cholesterol levels or diabetes
• A good way to get one of your ‘5-a-day’

Recipe from:  www.british-asparagus.co.uk

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