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Leek Mushroom & Lemon Risotto Recipe
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Leek Mushroom & Lemon Risotto Recipe

A vegetarian Italian Recipes recipe with butter, extra virgin olive oil, cloves garlic - finely chopped. Ready in 1h, serves 2.

Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳

1hTotal Time20m prep · 40m cook
2Servings
300-450Est. Cost
MediumDifficulty
Directions9 steps
  1. 1

    To begin making the Leek Mushroom & Lemon Risotto, heat the butter and olive oil in a heavy bottom pan over a medium heat

    butter(1 tablespoon)extra virgin olive oil(1 tablespoon)leek - thinly sliced (only white part)(2)lemon zest - from one lemonlemon juice - from one lemonrisotto rice(1/2 cup)
  2. 2

    Add the garlic, leek and mushroom and saute for 2-3 minutes until leeks and the mushrooms get lightly soft

    cloves garlic - finely chopped(3)leek - thinly sliced (only white part)(2)button mushrooms(8)
  3. 3

    Add the rice and wine and bring to the the risotto to a brisk boil

    white wine(1/4 cup)risotto rice(1/2 cup)
  4. 4

    Reduce the heat and simmer till wine is completely absorbed

    white wine(1/4 cup)
  5. 5

    Once the wine is completely evaporated, add the vegetable stock and simmer until the rice is completely cooked and all the stock is absorbed

    white wine(1/4 cup)/2 vegetable stock(1 cups)risotto rice(1/2 cup)
  6. 6

    If the stock dries up before the rice is cooked add a little more warm water or stock and keep stirring intermittently so the rice does not get burn from the bottom and gets cooked evenly

    /2 vegetable stock(1 cups)lemon zest - from one lemonlemon juice - from one lemonrisotto rice(1/2 cup)
  7. 7

    Once the rice is cooked, stir in the cheese, salt, lemon zest, lemon juice and stir until the cheese melts into the risotto

    lemon zest - from one lemonlemon juice - from one lemonrisotto rice(1/2 cup)cheddar cheese - aged(1/4 cup)salt and pepper - to taste
  8. 8

    Finally sprinkle crushed black pepper

    salt and pepper - to taste
  9. 9

    Serve the Leek Mushroom & Lemon Risotto warm along with a side of Rustic Rosemary Garlic Zucchini Bread and a glass of wine for a weekend dinner

    cloves garlic - finely chopped(3)leek - thinly sliced (only white part)(2)white wine(1/4 cup)lemon zest - from one lemonlemon juice - from one lemonrisotto rice(1/2 cup)

Nutrition Facts

Per serving

308 kcal
Protein7.9g
Carbs25.7g
Fat19.5g
Fiber3.8g

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