Hey everyone, it’s Louise, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, courgette and lemon risotto. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Courgette and Lemon Risotto is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look wonderful. Courgette and Lemon Risotto is something which I’ve loved my whole life.
When almost all the liquid has been absorbed, add another ladle of stock and keep stirring. Tip in the courgette and keep adding the stock, stirring every now and then until the rice is just tender and creamy. This gorgeous summertime risotto is a favourite with kids and the cold leftovers can be used to make tasty arancini.
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have courgette and lemon risotto using 9 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Courgette and Lemon Risotto:
- Prepare 25 gram Butter
- Make ready 1 Onion, finely chopped
- Prepare 1/2 large Garlic Clove, crushed
- Get 90 gram Risotto Rice
- Take 1 Vegetable Stock Cube
- Get Zest and Juice of 1 lemon(keep separate)
- Get 125 gram Courgette, diced
- Take 25 gram Parmesan Cheese, grated
- Make ready 2 tbsp Creme Fraiche
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Steps to make Courgette and Lemon Risotto:
- Melt the Butter in a deep fry pan or wok, add the Onion and fry gently until softened, about 5-8 minutes. Then add the Garlic and stir for 1-2 minutes.Stir in the rice to coat with the buttery Onions and Garlic for 2-3 minutes.
- Dissolve the stock cube in 500ml of hot water and add a little to the saucepan mix, along with the Lemon Juice. Bubble over a medium heat, stirring constantly. When almost all the liquid has been absorbed, add more liquid and the courgette. Keep adding the stock Liquid, stirring every now and then until the rice is just tender and creamy.
- Once all the stock liquid has been absorbed, add the Lemon Jest and the Creme Fraiche. Stir in to mix, and serve!
This courgette, lemon and basil risotto is topped with Grana Padano cheese (costs less than parmesan but works just as well). Stir in the courgettes and rice, coating everything in oil and cook for a few more minutes. A light and summery courgette risotto that's packed full of lemony flavour and healthy veg. Have this tasty dish on the table in thirty minutes! Although they can be quite heavy, this courgette risotto is much lighter than traditional versions thanks to plenty of seasonal veg and tangy lemon.
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