Creamy smoked salmon risotto

Name: Creamy smoked salmon risotto
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Serves 2
Ingredients: 1 litre chicken or vegetable stock (made from 2 stock cubes or pots); 4 tbsp butter or olive oil; 1 small onion, finely chopped; 1 litre chicken or vegetable stock (made from 2 stock cubes or pots); 4 tbsp butter or olive oil; 1 pack of smoked salmon, chopped; 1 mugful of risotto rice; 100 g cream cheese or mascarpone; 100 g cream cheese or mascarpone; 2 tbsp chopped herbs, such as parsley, basil or dill (if you have them); 2 tbsp chopped herbs, such as parsley, basil or dill (if you have them); 2 tbsp chopped herbs, such as parsley, basil or dill (if you have them); 2 tbsp chopped herbs, such as parsley, basil or dill (if you have them); a squeeze of lemon juice

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
50 min

Appears in

Eat, Sleep, Rave, Reheat

By Chris Stark

Published 2020

About

With this recipe we are using smoked salmon, which may sound expensive for a midweek meal, but it is no more costly than cooking with red meat! And remember you can’t stint on A grades! Treat yourself.

Ingredients

1 litre chicken or vegetable stock (made from 2 stock cubes or pots)
4 tbsp butter or olive oil

Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Put your stock into a small pan and heat up until simmering.
Heat the butter or oil in another large saucepan or frying pan and fry the onion for about 10 minutes over low heat until softened but not browned. Stir in the rice and cook for 2 minutes, stirring all the time to coat in the oil.
Add a ladleful of the hot stock and mix into the rice. Keep t