SMOKED SALMON AND PEA RISOTTO
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- plus extra for drizzling
- 1 small onion
- finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove
- crushed
- 200g/7oz Arborio rice
- 100ml/3½fl oz dry white wine
- 800ml/1½ pint fish stock
- 1 mug frozen peas
- defrosted
- 125g/4½oz smoked salmon
- 1 lemon
- zest and juice
- small bunch dill
- finely chopped
- freshly ground black pepper
Directions
- Heat the oil in a heavy-based frying pan placed over a medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook for 3–4 minutes
- until soft but not coloured.
- Add the rice and stir well to coat in the oil. Cook for 2 minutes
- stirring frequently.
- Pour in the wine and cook until it’s almost all evaporated. Add a ladleful of stock and stir until the liquid is absorbed completely.
- Gradually add the remaining stock a ladleful at a time
- stirring until all the liquid has absorbed before adding more. This should take around 18–20 minutes.
- Add the peas with the final ladleful of stock and allow them to heat through.
- Once the stock is absorbed and the rice is tender but still has a little bite
- stir in the smoked salmon
- lemon zest
- juice and dill.
- Drizzle over a little olive oil
- season with pepper and serve.

