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Tomato buckwheat risotto with prawns and rocket salad

This is a tasty, comforting dish with a nod to summer. The fresh tomatoes add zingy flavour to the risotto.

  • Time to make: 35 mins
  • Serving: 2 people
Ratings: 4.8
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • spray oil
  • 150g frozen prawns, defrosted
  • 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
  • 2 spring onions, finely chopped
  • 2 courgettes, diced
  • ²/³cup buckwheat
  • ¼ cup white wine (optional)
  • 3 large ripe tomatoes, roughly chopped
  • 1 cup reduced-salt chicken or vegetable stock
  • ½ cup frozen peas, defrosted
  • ½ cup grated parmesan
  • ½ teaspoon chilli flakes
  • 2 cups rocket dressed with balsamic vinegar
  • fresh parsley or basil to garnish
  • black pepper
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Spray a pan with oil and set over a high heat. Add prawns and cook, turning, for 2-3 minutes. Remove from pan and set aside.

    2 Lower heat to medium and spray same pan with a little more oil. Add garlic and onions and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add courgette and cook for 2 minutes more. Add buckwheat and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.

    3 Add wine, if using, and tomatoes. Cook until wine has evaporated. Add half of the stock and cook, stirring, until liquid has absorbed. Add remaining liquid along with extra water, if needed, cooking until liquid has mostly absorbed, tomatoes are cooked down and buckwheat is tender. (about 20 minutes). Add peas in the last 2 minutes cooking time.

    4 When buckwheat is cooked, remove from heat. Add half of the parmesan, the chilli flakes and prawns and stir through.

    5 Serve risotto with rocket salad, garnished with parsley and plenty of black pepper.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Check stock is gluten free.

    HFG tip

    Despite its name, buckwheat is gluten free.

    NOTE: If you have a nut allergy and are using packaged goods in recipes, please check the allergen warning on the packet regarding nuts.

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