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

  • Calories: 564 KCal
  • Protein: 8 g
  • Carbohydrates: 52 g
  • Fibre: 2 g
  • Total Fat: 27 g
  • Sodium: 802 mg
  • Phosphorus: 228 mg
  • Potassium: 1239 mg

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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