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Courgette risotto with deep-fried courgette flowers
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Courgette risotto with deep-fried courgette flowers

22 ingredients 30 min + 1 hr Serves 4 openrecipes

Creamy mascarpone and ricotta add a touch of luxury to this simple vegetable risotto. Omit the deep-fried courgette flowers to make a quick mid-week meal.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1589
Calories
73g
Protein
61g
Fat
176g
Carbs

Counts 16 of 18 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 16 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Ricotta Cheese 1/2 cup (124g) part-skim 174
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Mascarpone 2 tbsp (28g) 120
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Parmesan Cheese 1 oz (28g) 110
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Basil 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Vodka not in our table 0
Cider not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 50g/2oz butter
  • 1 onion
  • 1 garlic
  • 250g/9oz Arborio rice
  • 150ml/5fl oz white wine
  • 1 litre/1¾ pint chicken or vegetable stock
  • 150g/5½oz courgette
  • 3 tbsp mascarpone
  • 40g/1½oz parmesan
  • flavourless oil (such as vegetable oil
  • 225g/8oz ricotta
  • 1 lemon
  • 8 courgette
  • 1 tbsp fresh yeast
  • pinch salt
  • pinch sugar
  • 175ml/6fl oz tonic
  • 200g/7oz plain flour
  • 25ml/1fl oz vodka
  • 1 tsp cider vinegar
  • 10g/¼oz basil
  • 100ml/3½fl oz olive oil

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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