Sunday, 8 January 2012

Smoked Salmon and Lemon Risotto - Day 8 - 08.01.12

Today Jace and I decided on a rice dish - risotto, overall it was nice but too salty so note not to use 2 stock cubes as we did to make the vegetable stock. Hopefully the internet and laptop will hold out tonight :).

Recipe for 2

Ingredients

  • Risotto Rice (250g)
  • Lemon
  • Spring Onions (2)
  • Smoked Salmon (80g)
  • Onion (1 Large)
  • Garlic (3 Gloves) 
  • Vegetable Stock Cubes (2 - but only use 1)
  • Boiling Water (600-700mL)
  • Olive Oil (enough to cover bottom of pan)


Method
  1. Finely chop onion and garlic.
  2. Chop up the smoked salmon and spring onions and squeeze half a lemon over it before covering and placing in the fridge.
  3. Add stock cube(s) to the boiling water and mix well.
  4. Add olive oil to the bottom of the pan and place on a low heat.
  5. Add onion and garlic to the pan and cook for 5 minutes.
  6. Add the rice to the pan and cook for 2 minutes.
  7. Add a 3rd of the stock and simmer for 20 minutes stirring often.
  8. Once absorbed add half of the remaining stock and stick frequently until all the moisture is absorbed.
  9. Add the remaining stock and stir frequently until absorbed.
  10. Remove from the heat and add the salmon, lemon and spring onion.
  11. Serve and squeeze some lemon on top.
  12. For decoration, cut of a strip of the lemon rind and twist around a straw, pressing with kitchen roll until it holds.
Photographs

 Oh how this helps the cooking - honest its the bottles that are small  :)

 The salmon, spring onion and lemon mix

The finished product -  with the lemon twist


Quite a time consuming recipe, found it a bit salty with the combination of the smoked salmon and stock - but think it would be nicer with 1 less stock cube. A very filling meal with a nice combination with the lemon and salmon. The lemon, salmon and spring onion - after leaving in the fridge for 30 minutes was very tasty on its own and would be nice with prawn marie rose mixed through - maybe a started idea for a different time.

Ease of Recipe:   (6/10)
Taste:                (7/10)
Look:                 (7/10)

Overall:              (20/30)

Laura xo

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