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Baby spinach and roast tomato risotto

  • Time to make: 50 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

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
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    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.

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