Recipe printed from: https://www.kidneycommunitykitchen.ca/kkcookbook/recipes/vegetable-risotto/

Vegetable Risotto  

Recipe by chef Georges Laurier, reviewed by Anne Kirby, RD. Photo by Julien Pianetti on Unsplash.

Vegetable Risotto  

Savor the goodness of this veggie-packed risotto recipe!

Ingredients

60 ml
olive oil
1/2 cup
onion or shallot
1
clove garlic
60 ml
white wine
100 g
carnaroli rice
100 g
red pepper
100 g
mushrooms
100 g
arugula
400 ml
no salt added vegetable stock (vegan option) or chicken stock.
40 g
nutritional yeast
3
branch thyme
basil or another fresh herb
10 ml
lemon juice
Pepper to taste

Directions

Preparation time: 25 minutes   

Cooking time: approx. 25 minutes 

Total time: 45 minutes 

  1. Wash and dice the red pepper. Clean and dice the mushrooms. Wash and chop the arugula. Set aside.
  2. Preheat a non-reactive pot (stainless steel) and add the olive oil.
  3. Add onions and sweat, then add chopped garlic. Stir for 2-3 minutes, making sure that garlic does not color.
  4. Then, add the rice to the pot and stir so that all the grains are covered by the oil and have a pearly appearance.
  5. Pour in all of the 60 ml of white wine and let the wine reduce.
  6. Gradually add the stock, one ladle at a time, while stirring constantly; ensure that the rice has almost all absorbed the liquid before adding the next ladle of stock.
  7. When the rice is ¾ done, add the red pepper, the mushrooms, the arugula, the nutritional yeast, the thyme, and the lemon juice.
  8. Add pepper as needed, and serve. 

Nutrient Analysis

Renal Diet Nutrient Analysis

Servings per recipe: 2

Serving size: 1/2 of the total recipe

Renal and Diabetic Exchanges

2.14 protein choices
7.2 carb choices
4 vegetable choices

What is one exchange?
  • 1 Protein Choice = 1oz of meat or 7g of dietary protein
  • 1 Starch Choice = about 15g of carbohydrates
  • 1 Fruit or Vegetable Choice = ½ cup
  • 1 Milk Choice = ½ cup

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