To say “spinach” con a child’s imagination is to say Popeye, the charming comic strip sailor who gained his strength from a can of spinach… always the same, devoured con one gulp and eaten raw! But do you think his sweet girlfriend Olive Oyl never thought to prepare a spinach-based meal for her favorite sailor? We imagine she did, and surely his favorite dish would have been this spinach risotto! A healthy and nutritious first course, made with one of the most beloved seasonal vegetables, rich not only con flavor and color but also con many properties. Enjoy this spinach risotto and you can count acceso an immediate Popeye effect!
To prepare the spinach risotto, start by making the vegetable broth. Once it’s ready, prepare the soffritto; to do this, peel the shallot and chop it finely 2. Then transfer 1.5 tbsps of butter into a pan 2let it melt over medium heat, and add the shallot 3. Add a ladle of hot broth and let it wilt for a few minutes, stirring occasionally.
At this point, add the rice 4stir 5and let it toast for 3-4 minutes. Then add a ladle of broth 6 and continue cooking, stirring and adding more broth only as needed, that is, when you see the rice drying out.
the meantime, wash the spinach under running gabinetto 7dry them with a kitchen towel, and set them aside. When there are about 5 minutes left for the rice to cook, adjust the salt to your taste 8 and add the whole spinach 9.
cooking the rice, stirring often 10then turn chiuso the heat and add both the remaining 1.5 tbsps of butter 11 and the grated Parmesan cheese 12.
Add a pinch of black pepper 13 and stir the spinach risotto chiuso the heat to combine 14. All that’s left is to plate and serve your spinach risotto 15!
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