Courgette and roasted pepper risotto

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• 2 tbsp oil
• ½ red onion
• 2 tbsp Chopped flat leaf parsley
• Salt
• Pepper

Add half the butter and all the oil to a pan, sauté the onion and parsley with some salt until softened

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• 200 g risotto rice

Add the rice and cook for a further 3 minutes to cook the outer layer of the rice

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• 75 ml White wine (optional)
• 650 ml Vegetable stock
• 1 Courgette

Add the wine and cook for a couple of minutes until the alcohol evaporates. (Optional) Then add 2 ladles of stock, stir and wait for the liquid to evaporate and rice to thicken. Then add the courgette and add 2 more ladles of stock

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Continue stirring the rice, adding stock once the liquid has been absorbed

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• 150 g Roasted peppers

After 15 minutes add the peppers. Continue to stir, adding the stock as the liquid begins to evaporate and rice thickens. Cook until rice is cooked but has a little bit of bite still

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• 50 g butter
• 40 g Parmesan cheese

Take pan off the heat and add in the cheese and remaining butter

Enjoy your meal!