

Baby spinach and roast tomato risotto
Ingredients
- 375g cherry tomatoes
- spray oil
- 2 cups salt-reduced vegetable stock
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 ½ cups arborio rice
- 3 cups (100g) baby spinach
- 1 lemon, 1 ½ tablespoons juice and 1 tablespoon zest of lemon
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Instructions
1 Preheat oven to 200°C. Spray tomatoes with oil and place on a baking tray. Bake for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, combine stock and 2 cups water in a saucepan over a high heat. Cover and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until needed.
2 Spray a large saucepan with oil and place over a medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes until soft. Add rice. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add one ladle of stock. When absorbed, add another ladle, continuing until all stock absorbed.
3 Add spinach and lemon juice to rice. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes until spinach wilts. Remove from heat. Stir in two-thirds of the tomatoes. Divide risotto among bowls and top with the remaining tomatoes and lemon zest.
Serving suggestion
Serve sprinkled with a little grated Parmesan cheese and a green salad.
Variations
- In step 1, replace tomatoes with 500g diced pumpkin (roasted for 20 minutes).
- Make it gluten free: Check stock is gluten free.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 322 cal
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Kilojoules 1350 kJ
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Protein 7 g
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Total fat 3 g
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Saturated fat 1 g
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Carbohydrates 65 g
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Sugar 6 g
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Dietary fibre 3 g
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Sodium 410 mg
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Calcium 40 mg
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Iron 1 mg
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