Courgette, Pesto and Goats Cheese Risotto
Serves 2
Easy
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A quick and tasty recipe with plenty of green
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- 150g Risotto Rice
- Vegetable Stock
- 1/2 an Onion, Diced
- x2 Cloves Garlic
- 1/2 a Lemon
- 50g Soft Goats Cheese
- 2x Tsp Basil Pesto
- 1/2 a Courgette - Sliced the quartered
- 6-8 Cherry Tomato's
- Handful of Parmesan + extra to serve
Method
step 1
Turn on the oven to approx 150' (Fan), place the tomatoes in an oven proof dish, drizzle over olive oil and season well with salt & pepper. Put the tomatoes in the oven.step 2
Fry the onions in olive oil for approx 5 mins. Once softened added the crushed garlic cloves and the risotto rice and season well with black pepper. Cook for a further minute then add a glug of the stock and stir.step 3
Heat a separate pan and fry the courgette until just browning. Meanwhile continue to stir the rice, adding more stock as the liquid is absorbed.step 4
Once the rice is cooked through, stir in the pesto, the lemon juice and a handful of Parmesan.step 5
Spoon a portion of the rice into a bowl. Arrange the goats cheese on top of this, followed by the courgette and finally the cherry tomatoes from the oven. Add a sprinkle of Parmesan and serve!
