Smoked salmon & lemon risotto

Smoked salmon & lemon risotto

Inspired by a risotto from London restaurant Ooze, smoked salmon may sound expensive for a midweek meal, but is no more costly than cooking with red meat

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

Method

  1. Fry the onion in the oil for 5 mins. Add the rice and garlic, then cook for 2 mins, stirring continuously. Pour in a third of the stock and set the timer to 20 mins. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until the stock has been absorbed, then add half the rest of the stock and carry on cooking, stirring a bit more frequently, until that has been absorbed.
  2. Pour in the last of the stock, stir, then simmer until cooked and creamy. Take from the heat and add the chopped salmon, mascarpone, parsley and lemon zest. Grind in some black pepper, but don't add salt as the salmon will be salty enough. Leave for 5 mins to settle, then taste and add a little lemon juice if you like. Serve topped with reserved salmon (roughly torn) and some rocket.

Per serving

500 kcalories, protein 21g, carbohydrate 75g, fat 15 g, saturated fat 5g, fibre 4g, sugar 5g, salt 2.58 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, April 2008.

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  • 29 December 2011

    Mo B rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this last night for a light super for friends - something different after Christmas, plus used up some the surplus. So easy and very tasty, the mix of salmon and lemon is superb,the leftovers are permeating my fridge with foodie heaven smells. Didn't have mascarpone so used cream cheese plus some of the Crimbo stilton. Just before serving I stirred in a couple of tablespoons of do cream - fattening, but hey, it's Christmas. Will definitely make again.......and would take more care to chop the onion finely or even use spring onions.

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  • 07 January 2012

    Kaja rated this recipe

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  • 15 January 2012

    Kirsty_owen rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Love this recipe! So tasty. I like to use the smoked salmon fillet that can be bought in sainsburys rather then the normal slices, the fillet has larger chuncks of salmon which work well with this recipe. I also add a glass of wine and reduce the amount of stock to compensate, all risotto should have wine :-) this recipe as become a firm favourite

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  • 31 January 2012

    Rachel rated and commented on this recipe

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    I made this dish for a starter in my year 11 GCSE exam in december, brilliant recipe!

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    01 February 2012

    SB rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Nice recipe, nothing particularly special. Definitely needs the lemon to lift it.

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  • 02 February 2012

    The Cherub rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This was lovely. I used a lot less rice than stated here - 140g between 2 of us and that was plenty. It was very tasty though and will definately make again. Next time I might add peas for another texture and also add wine at the start.

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  • 16 February 2012

    ninnie3073 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really, really lovely. I actually think it would work with with chopped salmon fillets and a little bit of smoked salmon as a garnish. We all loved the lemony-ness and smokiness of it ! Excellent dish and all in one pan - always good news!

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  • 16 February 2012

    jokali rated this recipe

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  • 08 March 2012

    anthony23 commented on this recipe

    Made this a week ago, very easy to make and not time consuming. Had great flavours and was very enjoyable, will be making this again!

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  • 19 March 2012

    Mark rated this recipe

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  • 02 April 2012

    Greenbean rated this recipe

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  • 21 April 2012

    MadameLeFinne commented on this recipe

    This is a BRILLIANT recipe. An easy risotto to make and treat for the taste buds. I'd stick to using the smoked salmon and the strong flavour permeates the entire risotto and the lemon adds a wonderful fresh citrus tang. Have used Mascarpone and Parmigiano-Reggiano and both work well.

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  • 26 May 2012

    Freeemsss commented on this recipe

    Very tasty dish but lol at cooking time. Cooking time 20 mins. Instruction 1: Fry onion for 5 mins, add rice and cook for 2 mins, add stock simmer for 20 mins - I'm already at 27 minutes!!

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  • 08 June 2012

    Roo'sRecipes rated and commented on this recipe

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    Perfect :-)

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  • 25 June 2012

    Mummyto2princesses commented on this recipe

    I made this exactly as the recipe states the 1st time I made this and really liked it but this time I forgot to buy a lemon and vegetable stock cubes! So I decided to experiment a little and followed the recipe but used chicken stock cubes instead of veg and the rind and half the juice of 1 large orange instead of lemon. Myself and my partner loved it! Would recommend trying this as an alternative if you're not too keen on the lemon flavour. Citrus goes with fish so I guess lime would work the same way too. Deeeelish :)

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  • 25 June 2012

    Goldie rated and commented on this recipe

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    My first ever attempt at risotto, and it was delicious. As opposed to other recipes that say 'serve 4', this one really means it! My boyfriend and I both have lunch for tomorrow too.

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  • 13 July 2012

    emmapebs commented on this recipe

    Love it and is a regular at our house. We use a pack of smoked salmon trimmings which are cheaper & save chopping the salmon. We also use creme fraiche rather than mascarpone as we use it for another dish the next night. We normally use leeks rather than onions and use the juice of the whole lemon - yum

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  • 13 July 2012

    emmapebs rated and commented on this recipe

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    Forgot to rate!

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  • 28 July 2012

    Justina rated this recipe

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  • 29 August 2012

    elviscamper rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Heavenly!! Have made it for guests and they loved it too. I used those smoked salmon trimmings you can get in Tesco for about 90p making it a pretty cheap meal. I'd never made risotto without parmesan before, but the macarpone really works.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 onion , finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 350g risotto rice , such as Arborio
  • 1 garlic clove , finely chopped
  • 1½l boiling vegetable stock
  • 170g pack smoked salmon , three-quarters chopped
  • 85g mascarpone lite
  • 3 tbsp flat-leaf parsley , chopped
  • grated lemon zest , plus squeeze of juice
  • handful rocket
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Per serving

500 kcalories, protein 21g, carbohydrate 75g, fat 15 g, saturated fat 5g, fibre 4g, sugar 5g, salt 2.58 g

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