my diet or light “fake” risotto

everyone loves risotto – and i guess most of those people aren’t that fond on the calories that come as a side to the risotto. so, one day i was at home and had some carrots, mushrooms and leeks that were about to go “to the other side”. somehow i decided to try and make a risotto with them. bad thing that i didn’t have arborio rice (the type of rice needed to make the original risotto) – and good thing i had some regular brown rice!

smokin'!

i didn’t want to use butter and i didn’t have enough parmesan cheese to put into the risotto but i still wanted to add some stickyness and flavour to the rice. don’t ask me how those things come to my head, cause i don’t know, but i then decided to use a sachet of miso soup to add the “oomph” i wanted for my risotto. also, i joined some sliced turkey breast – those that you get finely sliced on delis as an alternative to ham or whatever (i LOVE them, they’re not an alternative for me!). the turkey gives the dish a very smokey flavour that is absolutely gorgeous!

crazy as this may sound, TRUST ME, the ingredients for this “fake” risotto will make you a very nice dish for two somewhat hungry people.

Ingredients:

200 g of brown (or regular, if you don’t have brown) rice

1 large finely chopped onion

1 teaspoon of vegetable (or chicken) stock

2 tablespoons of olive oil

1 sachet of miso soup

300 g of chopped carrots

150 g of chopped leeks

200 g of fresh mushrooms

150 g of turkey breast

 

Preparation:

Put the olive oil into a large pan, put the onions to soften, then add the carrots. After two minutes add the leeks, and a minute after add the rice. Add the vegetable stock and some water. Stir often and check if the vegetables are cooking – and also the rice. Add the turkey breast sliced into some chunks and also add the miso soup. When the rice is half cooked, add the mushrooms. Keep stirring often and add water if needed for the rice to cook. After the water has evaporated and the rice is cooked, the risotto is ready! Serve with a bit of parmesan cheese on top.

eat up!

Tip: you can add the vegetables you want, but always keep the stock, the miso soup and the turkey. I couldn’t find any substitute for the flavours those ingredients gave to the recipe!

Hope you enjoy it! Also, if you have your own tips, please let me know! ;)

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