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Baked Risotto with Brazil Nut Pesto
Baked Risotto with Brazil Nut Pesto

Baked Risotto with Brazil Nut Pesto

and Grilled Goat's Cheese

Recipe Development Team
Recipe Development TeamPublished on December 01, 2016

Pesto is a great way to add plenty of flavour and healthy fats to a dish. In this recipe, you'll be making your own pesto with Brazil nuts, basil, rocket, hard Italian cheese and plenty of olive oil. You'll see how quick and easy pesto is to make, so if you are looking for more tasty pesto inspiration have a look at the HelloFresh blog this week!

Tags:
One Pot Wonder
Veggie
Allergens:
Sulphites
Celery
Nuts
Milk
Egg

The quantities provided above are averages only.

Boxes and ingredients are packed in facilities that handles Peanut, Nuts, Sesame, Fish, Crustaceans, Milk, Egg, Mustard, Celery, Soya, Gluten and Sulphites. Due to the war in Ukraine, it has been necessary to substitute sunflower oil with rapeseed oil in some products without a label change. The FSA have advised that allergic reactions to rapeseed oil are rare.

Total45 minutes
Active
DifficultyMedium

Ingredients

serving amount

1

Onion

1

Courgette

(May contain traces of: Celery)

1

Garlic Clove

175

Risotto Rice

1

White Wine Vinegar

(Contains: Sulphites)

1

Vegetable Stock Pot

(Contains: Sulphites, Celery)

25

Brazil Nuts

(Contains: Nuts)

1

Basil

1

Wild Rocket

40

Grated Hard Italian Style Cheese

(Contains: Milk, Egg)

1

Goat's Cheese

(Contains: Milk)

½

Lemon

Not included in your delivery

400

Water

3

Olive Oil

Nutritional information

Energy (kJ)3389 kJ
Energy (kcal)810 kcal
Fat43 g
of which saturates16 g
Carbohydrate80 g
of which sugars8 g
Protein29 g
Salt3 g
Always refer to the product label for the most accurate ingredient and allergen information.

Utensils

Medium Saucepan
Bowl

Cooking Instructions and Tips

Prep veggies.
1

Preheat your oven to 200 degrees. Cut the onion in half through the root, peel and chop into small ½cm pieces. Remove the top and bottom from the courgette, cut in half lengthways, then cut into 1cm wide strips. Chop each strip into 1cm chunks. Peel and grate the garlic (or use a garlic press if you have one).

2

Pop a deep ovenproof saucepan on medium heat and add a drizzle of oil and your onion. Cook for 5 mins until your onion is soft, then add your courgette and cook for another 5 mins. Stir in your garlic and cook for 1 minute, then pour in the arborio rice.

Make risotto.
3

Stir your rice into your garlicky oil and cook for 1 minute until the edges are slightly translucent, then add the white wine vinegar. Cook until your vinegar has evaporated, then add the water (amount specified in the ingredient list) along with the vegetable stock pot and a good grind of black pepper.

4

Stir everything together and bring to the boil, making sure your stock pot has dissolved. Pop a lid on (or some tinfoil tightly covering the pan), then put your risotto on the top shelf of your oven to bake for 20 mins. Tip:If your pan isn't ovenproof, just pour the mixture into an ovenproof dish and cover tightly with tinfoil instead.

Make pesto.
5

While your risotto bakes, make your pesto. Roughly chop the Brazil nuts and finely chop the basil (stalks and leaves!). Finely chop a quarter of the rocket. Pop your Brazil nuts, basil, chopped rocket and hard Italian cheese into a bowl with the olive oil (amount specified in the ingredient list). Grind in some black pepper and mix it together..

Top with goats cheese.
6

Cut the goat's cheese into 1cm thick slices (you should have four slices per person).

7

Once your risotto is ready, remove it from your oven. Preheat your grill to high. Stir your pesto into your risotto, then flatten it out in the pan. Place your goat's cheese on top of your risotto and then pop it under your grill for 4-5 mins until your goat's cheese has browned.

8

While your risotto is grilling, pop the remaining rocket into a bowl and drizzle in a little olive oil. Add a small squeeze of lemon juice and toss together. Taste and add more lemon juice if you feel it needs it.

9

Remove your risotto from your grill and serve in bowls with a handful of rocket on top. Enjoy!

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