A beautiful sorrel risotto with crumbled goat's cheese
The sorrel is flash-cooked here, then stirred though right at the end of cooking. This gives the risotto a vibrant green colour and a really fresh taste. I think goat's cheese adds a beautiful creaminess, so I've roasted some here. Crumble it over the risotto when you serve it – it balances the flavours beautifully.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 16 of 19 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 16 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Rice | 1 cup cooked (158g) white | 206 |
| 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 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Fennel | 1/2 bulb (87g) | 27 |
| Wine | 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) | 25 |
| Nutmeg | 1 tsp ground (2.2g) | 12 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Celery | 1 stalk (40g) | 6 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Vermouth | not in our table | 0 |
| Seed | not in our table | 0 |
| Sorrel | 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
- 2 litres organic vegetable or chicken stock
- olive oil
- 1 large onion, peeled and finely chopped
- 3 sticks celery, trimmed and finely chopped
- 600 g risotto rice
- 250 ml vermouth or dry white wine
- 1 goat's cheese, approximately 100g
- 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 1 dried red chilli
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 clove garlic, peeled and chopped
- 1 whole nutmeg
- 300 g sorrel, washed and dried
- sea salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- 1-2 handfuls Parmesan cheese, freshly grated, plus extra for serving
- ½ lemon
- extra virgin olive oil