Green Pea Risotto with Soft Boiled Egg

Green Pea Risotto with Soft Boiled Egg

Ready in 40 minutes Serves 3
This dish most recently appeared in My Veggie (4 Nights For 2) on Sunday, May 1, 2016.

A myriad of flavors are apparent in this dish!


Ingredients

GREEN PEA RISOTTO

  • 3 cups vegetable stock ™
  • 1 cup water ™
  • 2 cups frozen peas, defrosted
  • 3–4 tablespoons finely chopped mint leaves
  • 3–4 tablespoons finely chopped basil leaves
  • 2 tablespoons butter ™
  • 1 brown onion, finely diced
  • 1 cup arborio risotto rice
  • 1/2 cup white wine ™
  • 2–3 eggs
  • 1/2 cup finely grated parmesan cheese
  • 1 courgette, grated
  • 1/2 bag baby spinach leaves, roughly chopped

TO SERVE

  • 2 tablespoons finely sliced chives
  • 1/4 cup finely grated parmesan cheese

Steps

  1. a small pot of salted water to the boil.
  2. Place stock and water in a medium pot and bring to a simmer. Cook peas in pot of boiling water (not the pot with stock in it) for 2 minutes then drain and set aside. Return the same pot re-filled with water to high heat and bring to the boil (you will use this for the eggs later).
  3. Transfer half a cup of stock/water mixture, cooked peas; mint and basil to a bowl and mash with a potato masher. Keep remaining stock/water simmering on low heat.
  4. Melt butter in a medium pot on low-medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, for Š10 minutes or until onion is soft. Increase heat to medium, add rice, and stir for 1 minute to coat the grains. Add wine and cook, stirring constantly, until liquid evaporates.
  5. Add a ladle of simmering stock to rice and cook, stirring constantly, until liquid is absorbed. Continue adding stock, a ladleful at a time, stirring constantly, until the liquid is absorbed between each addition. Continue until rice is tender, this should take 15–16­ minutes.
  6. Cook eggs in pot of boiling water for 6­ minutes for soft-boiled. Peel shells off eggs under cold running water and set aside. Add mashed pea mixture, parmesan, courgette and spinach to risotto. Turn off heat and let risotto rest for a few minutes. Season to taste.
  7. Divide green pea risotto between plates and top with a soft boiled egg. With a sharp knife slice egg, so yolk runs out. Garnish with chives and sprinkle over remaining parmesan cheese.

Nutritional Information

Energy 2357 kj
563 kcal
Protein 29.2g
Carbohydrate 57.9g
Fat 18.7g