wild risotto
Lamb's Lettuce and Nettle Risotto
RISOTTO
LAMB'S LEAF AND NETTLE
For 4 people
preparation 5 minutes cooking 20 minutes
250 g of arborio rice
1 shallot
1 liter of broth
300g of fresh lamb's lettuce and nettle
200 g ricotta (optional) 2 tbsp olive oil
Dip the washed lamb's lettuce into the boiling broth for two minutes and set aside. In a pan, sauté the shallot and rice in olive oil. When the latter is translucent, begin adding the broth ladle by ladle. After 12 minutes, the rice is cooked... Taste and add a little more broth if necessary to continue cooking.
While the rice cooks, blend the lamb's lettuce/nettle with the ricotta and olive oil in a blender until creamy. Add a little pepper and salt and serve.
Plants suitable for this recipe
Nettle (Urtica dioica), lamb's-quarters (Chenopodium album L.), purslane (Portulaca oleracea), sorrel (Rumex acetosella), spinach (Spinacia), lanceolate plantain (Plantago lanceolata), lovage (Levisticum officinale), wild garlic (Allium ursinum).
Harvest the plants and wash them carefully and delicately.
For 4 people
preparation 5 minutes cooking 20 minutes
250 g of arborio rice
1 shallot
1 liter of broth
300g of fresh lamb's lettuce and nettle
200 g ricotta (optional) 2 tbsp olive oil
Dip the washed lamb's lettuce into the boiling broth for two minutes and set aside. In a pan, sauté the shallot and rice in olive oil. When the latter is translucent, begin adding the broth ladle by ladle. After 12 minutes, the rice is cooked... Taste and add a little more broth if necessary to continue cooking.
While the rice cooks, blend the lamb's lettuce/nettle with the ricotta and olive oil in a blender until creamy. Add a little pepper and salt and serve.
Plants suitable for this recipe
Nettle (Urtica dioica), lamb's-quarters (Chenopodium album L.), purslane (Portulaca oleracea), sorrel (Rumex acetosella), spinach (Spinacia), lanceolate plantain (Plantago lanceolata), lovage (Levisticum officinale), wild garlic (Allium ursinum).
Harvest the plants and wash them carefully and delicately.
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