Roasted sweet garlic, thyme & mascarpone risotto

Name: Roasted sweet garlic, thyme & mascarpone risotto
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 × basic risotto recipe; 2 large bulbs of garlic, whole and unpeeled; 1 good handful of fresh thyme, leaves picked; 150g blanched almonds, lightly crushed, cracked or chopped; 2 handfuls of coarse fresh breadcrumbs; olive oil; 2 heaped tablespoons mascarpone cheese

With toasted almonds & breadcrumbs

Not Too Tricky

serves 6

About the recipe

Don’t be scared by this one – the garlic is not overpowering, it’s an extremely subtle and delicate combination.

The Return of the Naked Chef, p137

nutrition per serving

Calories

39%

Fat

57%

Saturates

78%

Sugars

Salt

18%

Protein

47%

Carbs

28%

Fibre

of an adult’s reference intake

Recipe From

Penguin Anniversary Edition: The Return Of The Naked Chef

By Jamie Oliver

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Ingredients

1 × basic risotto recipe

2 large bulbs of garlic, whole and unpeeled

1 good handful of fresh thyme, leaves picked

150g blanched almonds, lightly crushed, cracked or chopped

2 handfuls of coarse fresh breadcrumbs

olive oil

2 heaped tablespoons mascarpone cheese

Method

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For the full recipe, head to page 137 of The Return of the Naked Chef.

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