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Roasted Pumpkin & Spinach Risotto w toasted macadamia nuts


Roasted Pumpkin & Spinach Risotto w toasted macadamia nuts

I healthy and delicious combination of Pumpkin and Spinach with goes beautifully together.

Serves 4 to 6

Ingredients

  • 300g japanese pumpkin, cut into 1.5 cm cubes
  • 300g butternut pumpkin, cut into 1.5 cm cubes
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 1 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 400g arborio rice
  • 1 cup dry white wine
  • 2 litres vegetable stock, simmering hot
  • 1 cup parmiggiano, grated
  • 100g spinach leaves, coarsley chopped
  • 25g butter, unsalted
  • 50ml extra virgin olive oil
  • Sea salt
  • ¼ cup macadamia nuts, toasted and chopped

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 200 degres celcius.
  2. Toss the pumpin with a little oilve oil and sea salt and roast for 25 to 30 minutes until golden and starting to caramelise.
  3. Heat a large heavy-based saucepan and add a little oilive and saute onions and garlic for a few minutes. Add rice and continue stirring for a minute or so to coat with oil. Add the wine and continue stirring until completely absorbed.
  4. Start adding a ladleful of hot stock to the rice and stir gently until stock is absorbed. Repeat with remaining stock, reserving one cup, until the rice is cooked with just a little bite.
  5. Add the butter and stir in enough stock to get a nice runny consistency throw in the spinach and pumpkin and parmiggiano drizzle with extra virgin oilive oil
  6. Sprinkle with toasted macadamia nuts and serve hot
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Notes & Tips

I have also used goats curd or ricotta wit this dish which can be sprinkled on at the end and drizzle with extra virgin olive oil

Recipe Rating

3
Preparation Time: 15M
Cooking Time: 30M

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  • Huda Abu Hamdia

    yummy yummy yummy.. this looks so delicious .. and i'm sure my sis will love it, she's a big fan of pumpkin and anything u use pumpkin in it .. thanks for sharing...

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