Recipe: Tasty Green Veg & Pesto Risotto

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You can cook Green Veg & Pesto Risotto using 16 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Green Veg & Pesto Risotto

1. Prepare of olive oil.

2. It’s of white onion.

3. You need of mixed herbs.

4. It’s of arborio rice.

5. You need of Stock cube (I love Kallo mushroom).

6. Prepare of boiling water.

7. You need of Green veg (see below).

8. Prepare of fresh pesto.

9. Prepare of Parmesan and pine nuts to serve.

10. You need of Pepper.

11. Prepare of Green Veg - I used:.

12. Prepare of Sugar snap peas.

13. Prepare of Fine green beans.

14. It’s of Tenderstem broccoli.

15. You need of Petit pois peas.

16. You need of Spinach.

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Green Veg & Pesto Risotto instructions

1. Boil the kettle. Dice the onion. Add the oil and onion to a large pan and soften the onion for 5 mins on a low heat. Add a punch of dried mixed herbs and stir..

2. Add the stock cube to 700ml boiling water and stir to dissolve..

3. Add the rice to the pan and stir to coat the rice in the oil. Stir until the rice is translucent. (Approx 2-3 mins).

4. Add a small amount of stock. Stir. Repeat this, slowly adding water and stirring until the rice is cooked (approx 20-30 mins). Keep the pan on a low heat so it absorbs the stock slowly..

5. Meanwhile, boil your greens (not the peas) for 5-10 mins so they cook but are still crunchy. You can use any greens you have in your fridge. You want approximately 2 large handfuls of greens per person. Once cooked, drain and set to the side..

6. Once the rice is cooked add the greens, frozen peas, pesto, and black pepper. Stir. The peas heat through really quickly!.

7. Serve into bowls and garnish with Parmesan and pine nuts..

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