serves
4
prep
25 minutes
cook
35 minutes
difficulty
Easy
serves
4
people
preparation
25
minutes
cooking
35
minutes
difficulty
Easy
level
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp avocado oil
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 leek, white part sliced
- 1 celery heart, stalks sliced, inner leaves separated
- 1¼ cups arborio rice
- 1.5 litres stock of your choice, heated
- 150 g cauliflower stems, finely chopped
- 150 g broccoli stems, finely chopped
- 1 sprig basil, leaves picked, stems chopped
- 1 sprig flat-leaf parsley, leaves picked, stems chopped
- 1 sprig dill, leaves picked, stems chopped
- finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon
- 4 cauliflower leaves
- 8 inner broccoli leaves
- ½ cup hazelnuts, toasted, skins removed, chopped
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
1. Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a heavy-based saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic, leek and celery stalks and cook, stirring occasionally, for 3 minutes or until almost softened.
2. Add the rice and cook, stirring constantly, until the grains are well coated in the oil mixture.
3. Reduce the heat to low, stir in one ladleful of the heated stock and cook, stirring slowly, for 2–3 minutes or until the stock is completely absorbed before adding the next ladleful. Continue cooking while adding ladles of stock. When you have used half the stock, stir in the cauliflower stem, broccoli stem, basil stem, parsley stem and dill stem.
4. Continue to cook, adding the stock and stirring slowly between each addition, until the rice is just tender.
5. This will take about 18–25 minutes, depending on your rice, and you may find that you don’t need to use all the stock. Remove the pan from the heat and set aside, covered, for 5 minutes.
6. Meanwhile, place the lemon zest, cauliflower leaves, broccoli leaves, hazelnuts, basil leaves, parsley leaves, dill leaves, celery heart leaves and the remaining oil together in a bowl and toss well to combine. Season well.
7. Stir the lemon juice through the risotto mixture and season well. Divide evenly among bowls or plates and top with the leaves mixture. Serve immediately.
Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
