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Broccoli and blue cheese barley risotto

  • Time to make: 45 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 4.8
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 2 cups reduced-salt vegetable stock
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 3 spring onions, finely chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 cup pearl barley
  • ¼ cup white wine
  • 4 cups broccoli florets, in bite-sized pieces
  • 5 cups spinach or silver beet leaves, roughly chopped
  • 100g blue vein cheese, crumbled
  • black pepper, to serve
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Heat stock and water in a saucepan until just below boiling. Reduce heat and keep hot.

    2 Heat oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add spring onions and garlic and cook for 1 minute, without browning. Add barley and cook for 1 minute. Pour in the wine and stir until absorbed. Pour over 3/4 of the stock.

    3 Reduce heat and cook for 25-30 minutes on a low simmer, stirring occasionally and topping up with remaining stock if needed.

    4 Add broccoli and spinach and stir through. Cook for another 5-10 minutes, until barley is tender.

    5 Remove from the heat and stir in the cheese. Season with black pepper.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Use arborio rice instead of barley and check stock is gluten free.

    Make it low FODMAP:

    • Use garlic-infused oil and omit garlic.
    • Use arborio rice instead of barley.
    • Use green part of spring onion only.
    • Use a low-FODMAP chicken stock that does not include onion or garlic.

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