Overview
Easy Difficulty
Nutritional Information
Approximately 180 Kcal per 100 grams
Serving Size
Serves 4
Preparation Time
20 minutes
Cooking Time
25 minutes
Total Time
45 minutes
Here’s a delightful recipe for orzo cooked risotto-style with spinach and leeks, enriched with mascarpone and pumpkin seeds, brought to you by HelloFresh. This dish, featuring orzo pasta, leeks, spinach, pumpkin seeds, mascarpone, and pecorino cheese, is foolproof and delicious.
Ingredients
For 4 servings:
– Garlic: 2 cloves
– Yellow onion: 1 whole
– Leek: 1 whole
– Spinach: 150 grams
– Pumpkin seeds: 40 grams
– Orzo pasta: 280 grams
– Nutmeg: 1 pinch
– Mascarpone cheese: 100 grams
– Grated pecorino cheese: 80 grams
– Arugula: 60 grams
– Vegetable broth: 800 ml
– White wine vinegar: 4 tablespoons
– Olive oil: 25 tablespoons
– Salt and pepper to taste
Directions
1. Start by preparing the broth with hot water. Mince the garlic and onion. Split the leek lengthwise, wash thoroughly, and slice into thin half-moons. Roughly chop or tear the spinach.
2. Heat a large saucepan over medium-high heat and dry-toast the pumpkin seeds until they start to pop. Remove and set aside.
3. In the same pan, add a generous drizzle of olive oil and sauté the onion, garlic, and leek for 3-5 minutes on medium heat. Add the orzo and grate a bit of nutmeg over the top. Cook for 1 minute.
4. Deglaze the pan with white wine vinegar (or white wine if available), then add the broth and cook covered on medium heat for 9-12 minutes, stirring frequently. Add a bit more water or broth if the orzo is drying out and not yet tender.
5. Stir in the spinach, mascarpone, and half of the grated pecorino to the orzo. Heat everything together for 1-2 minutes on low heat, or until the spinach has wilted. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
To Finish
Serve the arugula in deep plates and drizzle with olive oil. Top with the orzo risotto. Sprinkle with the toasted pumpkin seeds and the remaining grated pecorino. Adjust the seasoning with salt, pepper, and additional olive oil as needed.
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