Healthy Recipes

Directions

1. Boil vegetable broth

   Pour the vegetable broth into a large saucepan. Bring to a boil, turn to low, and keep warm.

2. Sauté tomatoes and season

   In a medium sautée pan, add 1 teaspoon of olive oil over medium heat. Once the oil is hot, add in the tomatoes and stir around to coat with the oil. Season with a pinch of salt, pepper, and thyme.

3. Cook until soft

   Cook until the juices start to release, and the tomatoes just begin to soften. Remove from heat and set aside.

4. Sauté onion

   Heat 1 teaspoons of oil in a large saucepan over low heat and cook the onion for about 3–5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until soft and translucent.

5. Add rice and stir

   Add the rice and use a wooden spoon to stir until the rice is slightly toasted for about 1 minute.

6. Add broth and stir

   Add a ladle full of the hot broth and simmer, stirring constantly for about 20 minutes, until broth is absorbed. Continue adding hot broth, a ladle full at a time stirring constantly and allowing the broth to be absorbed before adding each ladle until rice is tender and creamy-looking.

7. Add vegetables and cook

   Add in the tomatoes along with their juices from the pan, the asparagus, and peas. Cook just until the vegetables are warm and start to turn bright green.

8. Stir in Parmesan and seasoning

   Stir in the Parmesan and more broth if the risotto seems too thick. Season with salt and pepper.

9. Serve and garnish

   Serve immediately and garnish with freshly chopped basil.