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While I was cooking it, Max sat on the work top munching parmesan and goats cheese. I didn’t even know he liked it! It got quite messy when he then started stirring the puréed peas and put a spoonful in his mouth, or should I say face? Anyway, it was fun, only took 30 minutes and was simply delicious!  |
Portions: 2 adults + 2 children
Cooking time: 30 minutes
What's in it: Peas are great! They add muscle-building protein and heart-healthy fibre to your meal. They are a good source of immune-supportive vitamin C , bone-building vitamin K and manganese, and energy-producing iron, potassium, copper and magnesium . Combined with rice and dairy, this makes a perfectly balanced family meal.
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cups risotto rice
- 1 ½ cups frozen peas
- 2 handful pea shoots (about 40 grams)
- 100ml double cream
- ½ onion, finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
- 2-3 cups vegetable or chicken stock
- Zest of ½ lemon
- Salt, pepper
- 1 handful parmesan cheese
- 50g hard mild goats cheese
- More pea shoots for decoration.
Preparation:
- Start making a plain risotto by gently sweating onions and garlic in a few drops of olive oil
- Add risotto rice followed by 2 cups of vegetable stock and season with salt, pepper and lemon
- Simmer gently and stir occasionally. Add more stock if rice has absorbed liquids.
- In a separate saucepan, heat 100ml double cream, add frozen peas and simmer gently for only a few minutes until peas are soft. Set aside, mix in pea shoots and purée with a hand blender.
- Just before the rice is cooked, add the green mix and parmesan to the risotto. Only cook for a few more minutes to avoid losing the lovely green colour.
- Serve as soon as possible in a deep plate and sprinkle with goats cheese and pea shoots.
Alternatives: If you can't get hold of pea shoots, you could use spinach leaves, watercress or rocket instead.
Variation: This would also be a lovely side dish for salmon or steak.
Suitable for freezing and re-heating.
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About this blog
This blog is about family cooking. It's important to get together for family meals. Here I'm posting healthy family recipes that kids and adults will love and make cooking for the family more fun. All my family recipes are well balanced and healthy family recipes but they can be tweaked for fussy eaters or spiced up for a more sophisticated adult palate. In addition to the healthy family recipes, I'm publishing some of my knitting and crochet patterns for toddler toys and accessories.