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Apple & walnut risotto with gorgonzola
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Apple & walnut risotto with gorgonzola

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Apple & walnut risotto with gorgonzola

This is like a Waldorf salad! The combo of strong cheese with apples and walnuts just works. If you can get hold of quality gorgonzola, please do – the sweetness of the apples really offsets it. I've used marjoram here, but thyme works just as well.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

868
Calories
50g
Protein
62g
Fat
32g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Vegetable 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Cheese 1 oz (28g) cheddar 113
Parmesan Cheese 1 oz (28g) 110
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Apple 1 medium (182g) 95
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Marjoram not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 basic risotto recipe
  • 700 ml organic vegetable or chicken stock, hot
  • 50 g butter
  • 1 small handful Parmesan cheese, freshly grated, plus a block for grating
  • 175 g gorgonzola cheese, diced
  • 75 g soft goat's cheese, crumbled
  • 2 crunchy eating apples, cored, halved, and finely chopped, tossed in lemon juice
  • 1 small bunch fresh marjoram, leaves picked and chopped
  • sea salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 handful walnuts
  • extra virgin olive oil

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By jamieoliver · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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