EASY GREEN RISOTTO

4 servings, 30 minutes

INGREDIENTS

Green blend

• Handful of kale (1 cup) chopped

• 1/3 cup of cilantro

• 1 green onion

• 1/2 cup water

• Juice of 1/2 lemon

• Salt & pepper to taste

Saffron broth

• 5 cups of broth (veggie or bone broth)

• 2 finger pinch saffron threads (crushed/ broken up between fingers)

Risotto

• 2 tbsp ghee

• 2 tsp fennel seeds

• 1/2 shallot (or 1 leek), chopped 

• 3 stalks celery, chopped

• 1/3 cup green peas

• 2 cups Arborio rice 

• Zest of 1 lemon 

• Salt and pepper to taste 

• Juice of lemon on top 

• Green onion and fresh cilantro for garnish

  
  

DIRECTIONS

1. Add all the ingredients for the green blend to a blender - blend until combined. Set aside.

2. In a medium pot over low heat, add all the ingredients for the saffron broth. Set aside and allow to stay warm (you just want the broth to be warm when you add it to the risotto ingredients - that is the purpose of heating it in a separate pot).

3. Heat ghee in large pot over medium heat. Add fennel and sauté until aromatic (about 1-2 mins)

4. Add shallots and celery, sauté for 2-3 minutes.

5. Add green peas and lemon zest. Sauté for another 1-2 minutes 

6. Add arborio rice and ladle the broth one cup at a time, stirring until liquid is evaporated. Repeat with remaining broth - adding more water/ liquid if needed. 

7. Add the greens mixture in the last 5 minutes of cooking. Allow to simmer until rice is tender and rice is absorbed. 

8. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve with a spritz of lemon and fresh green onion on top.

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Notes

• Want to boost your immunity and energy with greens, and are looking for a creative way to add them to your food? - HERE YA GO!

• I actually created this recipe after I heard there was a viral outbreak in my 1-year-olds day care. Food like this that includes loads of blood cleansing and antiviral properties is the way to go when it comes to prevention (think GREENS and CILANTRO/ PARSLEY - in this recipe we have cilantro, saffron, kale, green onion). She loved it, hopefully we stay in the clear and if she does get it, it will be mild BECAUSE OF FOOD LIKE THIS.

• To make this even better for kapha (even though it is well balanced for you anyways) - use soaked hulled barley instead of arborio rice and add some extra spice to it like black pepper, cayenne, garlic, dash of red pepper etc.