Ingredients
- 2 tbls olive oil
- 2 onions chopped finely
- 225g Arborio (short grain ) rice
- 50ml white wine
- Pinch of saffron strands
- 600ml chicken or vegetable stock
- 2 leeks sliced
- 1 tbls oil
- 400g diced tomatoes
- 25g butter diced
- 25 g goats cheese crumbled
- 25g parmesan cheese
LEEK TOMATO & GOATS CHEESE RISOTTO
Method
- Heat the oil add the onions and cook slowly until softened
- Add the rice and cook for 5 more minutes then add the wine and saffron and reduce
- Add the hot stock and cook for 15-20minutes
- In a separate pan sauté the leeks in the hot oil for about 10 minutes until they are tender
- Then add the diced tomatoes
- Bring the two mixtures together once the rice is cooked
- Add the diced butter and then the goats cheese, stir in until the butter is melted then add the grated parmesan
- Then taste - it should only need pepper as the saltiness from the cheese should be salty enough
Comments
Thanks to the Otago Polytechnic for this recipe.
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