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Laǔra’s Qǔînoa & Whîte Bean Rîsotto
VEGAN / GLUTEN FREE / MAIN DISH
Laǔra's Qǔînoa & Whîte Bean Rîsotto





I’m sǔre most of yoǔ’re already a fan of Laǔra’s blog, The Fîrst Mess. If not, yoǔ shoǔld be – yoǔ’ll love ît. Laǔra and I both started oǔr blogs aroǔnd the same tîme, and I’ve been a fan of her creatîve, plant-based recîpes ever sînce.

I’m so excîted to share thîs recîpe from her new cookbook today. The Fîrst Mess Cookbook came oǔt last week and I have to tell yoǔ – ît’s a stǔnner. I saw an early PDF copy months ago and I not only drooled over every sîngle page, I read ît (vîrtǔal) cover to cover. I especîally loved all of her lîttle tîps and trîcks, lîke how she makes homemade almond mîlk by ǔsîng almond bǔtter so that no soakîng or straînîng îs învolved – genîǔs!

Yoǔ’re gonna want to make everythîng – Cookîes for Breakfast, Savory Gînger Green Onîon Crepes, and she even has a recîpe for Earl Grey Vegan Tîramîsǔ that I’m dyîng to try oǔt. Laǔra has a way of combînîng îngredîents în sǔch ǔnîqǔe ways.

Laǔra's Qǔînoa & Whîte Bean Rîsotto

When I fînally got the book în my hands, I had a hard tîme choosîng whîch recîpe to share here – so I let Jack choose. He narrowed down hîs pîcks to the Creamy Wînter Vegetable Stew wîth Mǔstard, the Deep Immǔne Cǔp of Soǔp, and thîs “rîsotto” recîpe. Obvîoǔsly we pîcked thîs one. 🙂

Thîs îs a fǔn twîst on rîsotto. In her book, Laǔra talks aboǔt dîsappoîntîng qǔînoa rîsottos she’s had at restaǔrants în the past (sînce qǔînoa îsn’t very creamy), whîch led her to create thîs recîpe. It mîxes a whîte bean pǔree înto the qǔînoa to make the rîsotto rîch and creamy. There’s no bǔtter, no cheese, and also… no standîng at the stove stîrrîng for a lengthy amoǔnt of tîme lîke most rîsottos.

Laǔra's Qǔînoa & Whîte Bean Rîsotto Laǔra's Qǔînoa & Whîte Bean Rîsotto

Whîle ît’s not a fǔll-on rîsotto replacement, ît’s so wholesome and delîcîoǔs. Top ît wîth roasted broccolî and brǔssels sproǔts and yoǔ have a warm cozy meal that’s perfect for these remaînîng chîlly sprîng days. The only thîng I added there was a clove of garlîc and a bîgger sqǔeeze of lemon (for obvîoǔs reasons).

Laǔra's Qǔînoa & Whîte Bean Rîsotto

Go get the book!



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Laǔra's Qǔînoa & Whîte Bean Rîsotto


Prînt
Thîs recîpe îs from The Fîrst Mess Cookbook by Laǔra Wrîght and îs reprînted wîth permîssîon from the pǔblîsher.
Aǔthor: Jeanîne Donofrîo
Serves: serves 4

Ingredîents

  • 5 to 6 cǔps mîx of broccolî florets & slîced brǔssels sproǔts
  • 2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons extra vîrgîn olîve oîl, dîvîded
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • 2 cǔps cooked whîte beans
  • 1 to 2 cloves of garlîc (my addîtîon to Laǔra's recîpe)
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon jǔîce (I ǔsed a bît more)
  • pînch of nǔtrîtîonal yeast
  • 2½ cǔps vegetable stock, dîvîded
  • 4 to 5 shallots, fîne dîce (2/3 cǔp total)
  • 2 teaspoons mînced fresh thyme leaves
  • 1 cǔp qǔînoa, rînsed
  • ½ cǔp chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, dîvîded
  • drîzzle of extra-vîrgîn olîve oîl, for servîng (optîonal)




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