\nEasy Difficulty<\/p>\n
\nApproximately 180 Kcal per 100 grams<\/p>\n
\nServes 4<\/p>\n
\n20 minutes<\/p>\n
\n25 minutes<\/p>\n
\n45 minutes<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
\nFor 4 servings:<\/p>\n
– Garlic: 2 cloves
\n– Yellow onion: 1 whole
\n– Leek: 1 whole
\n– Spinach: 150 grams
\n– Pumpkin seeds: 40 grams
\n– Orzo pasta: 280 grams
\n– Nutmeg: 1 pinch
\n– Mascarpone cheese: 100 grams
\n– Grated pecorino cheese: 80 grams
\n– Arugula: 60 grams
\n– Vegetable broth: 800 ml
\n– White wine vinegar: 4 tablespoons
\n– Olive oil: 25 tablespoons
\n– Salt and pepper to taste<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
2. Heat a large saucepan over medium-high heat and dry-toast the pumpkin seeds until they start to pop. Remove and set aside.<\/p>\n
3. In the same pan, add a generous drizzle of olive oil and saut\u00e9 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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n