Courgette risotto with mint, lemon and parmesan

Courgette risotto

Name: Courgette risotto
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Serves 2-3
Ingredients: 900ml vegetable or chicken stock; 30g butter; 200g (about 5-6) baby courgettes thickly sliced on the diagonal; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 long or 2 round shallots finely chopped; 1 clove garlic crushed; 150g risotto rice; a small glass dry white wine; a handful of leaves mint chopped; ½ lemon zested and juiced; 30g parmesan (or vegetarian alternative) finely grated, plus extra to serve

Janine Ratcliffe

Published: September 3, 2020 at 9:23 AM

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Serves 2-3

Easy

Total time: 50 mins

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A fresh and creamy risotto that puts baby courgettes in the limelight. It's also flavoured with mint, lemon and plenty of salty parmesan

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Ingredients

Nutrition

900ml vegetable or chicken stock
30g butter
200g (about 5-6) baby courgettes

thickly sliced on the diagonal
2 tbsp olive oil
1 long or 2 round shallots

finely chopped
1 clove garlic

crushed
150g risotto rice
a small glass dry white wine
a handful of leaves mint

chopped
½ lemon

zested and juiced
30g parmesan (or vegetarian alternative)

finely grated, plus extra to serve

Nutrition: per serving

kcal450

low
fat19.9g
saturates8.7g
carbs43.2g
sugars2.3g
fibre2.9g
protein15.5g
salt2.1g

Method

step 1

Keep the stock in a pan on a low simmer.
step 2

Melt half the butter in a deep, wide frying pan. Fry the courgettes with some seasoning on both sides until lightly golden. Scoop out and drain on kitchen paper. Wipe out the pan.
step 3

Heat 2 tbsp of olive oil in the same pan, then gently cook the shallots and garlic for 6-8 minutes or until beginning to soften. Stir in the rice and heat through for a minute. Pour in the wine and bubble, stirring until it evaporates. Add the stock a ladleful at a time, allowing the liquid to be absorbed before adding more. Keep adding stock until the rice is tender with a tiny bit of bite left.
step 4

Stir in the courgettes and let them heat through for a minute. Add the mint and stir into the rice with the lemon juice and zest, parmesan, remaining butter and a final ladleful of stock. The risotto should be creamy and oozy rather that stiff, so add extra stock accordingly. Put on a lid and leave to sit for a few minutes, then serve in warm bowls with extra cheese, if you like.

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Janine Ratcliffe in a short sleeved long dress sitting on a chair beneath palm trees on a balcony

Janine RatcliffeFood director

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