Ingredients
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 1 small onion
- 2 beetroots
- 250g arborio (or carnaroli) risotto rice
- about 750ml of vegetable stock
- 2 tbsp of parsley chopped
- leaves of watercress or rocket
- 4 cubes of Meredith Dairy Marinated Goat Cheese
- salt and pepper
Preparation
- Step 1 Preheat your oven to 220 C. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
- Step 2 Peel and dice beetroot into cubes, spread evenly on baking paper and season with salt and pepper. Bake in the oven for around 30 minutes or until soft.
- Step 3 When cooked, either in a food processor or stick blender, blend beetroot into a smooth puree.
- Step 4 Chop garlic and onion, and heat 2 tbsp of oil from the goat cheese jar in a frying pan.
- Step 5 On low heat, cook garlic and onion until soft and translucent in color. Add the rice, and cook for one more minute.
- Step 6 Slowly, maximum one cup at a time, start adding your vegetable stock while stirring regularly. Only add more stock once the rice dries up.
- Step 7 When you've added two thirds of your stock, add the beetroot puree and stir.
- Step 8 Try the rice to see when it's cooked, this will vary depending on your rice. It should be cooked like pasta, until "al dente", so that it doesn't become too soft.
- Step 9 Once the rice is cooked, take off heat and season with salt and pepper.
- Step 10 Top with watercress and crumbled cubes of Meredith Dairy Marinated Goat Cheese.
Products Used
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Marinated Goat Cheese 320g