Artichoke risotto

Artichoke risotto (Risotto ai carciofi)

Perfectly oozy & comforting

Artichoke risotto

55 mins

Not Too Tricky

serves 6

About the recipe

This is a basic risotto bianco with very thinly sliced artichokes added to it, which give it a wonderful perfume. You need small artichokes for this dish – not the large globe ones. When things like artichokes or courgettes are sliced thinly the Italians call this trifolati, which literally translates as ‘in the style of truffles’, i.e. wafer thin.


nutrition per serving

509

Calories


20.8g

Fat


11g

Saturates


4.3g

Sugars


2.7g

Salt


14.8g

Protein


58.2g

Carbs


2.6g

Fibre


of an adult’s reference intake


Recipe From

Jamie's Italy

Jamie's Italy

By Jamie Oliver

Ingredients

6 small or violet artichokes

1 lemon

1 x risotto bianco

½ a bunch of fresh mint (15g)

extra virgin olive oil

Parmesan cheese, for grating

Method

  1. Peel the artichokes back to their pale, light leaves, then halve them and remove the hairy chokes with a teaspoon. Immerse the artichokes in water with half the lemon juice, with a heavy lid or heat-resistant dish placed on top of them to keep them immersed and stop them discolouring.
  2. Start your risotto bianco and when you begin stage 3, drop 6 of your prepared artichoke halves into the simmering stock. Continue cooking the risotto, adding the stock a ladleful at a time until the rice is half-cooked.
  3. Slice the remaining artichoke halves very finely and stir into the risotto. Continue stirring the stock into the rice. At stage 4, when the rice is cooked and you have added the butter and Parmesan, stir in the rest of the lemon juice. Take the pan off the heat and check the seasoning.
  4. Pick and tear up the mint leaves. Remove the cooked artichokes from the stock pan and toss with most of the lemon zest, the torn-up mint leaves and a splash of olive oil.
  5. Spoon the risotto onto 4 plates and place the dressed artichokes on top. Drizzle with any remaining dressing from the bowl and serve sprinkled with extra Parmesan and the rest of the lemon zest.

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