Oven baked vegan risotto

Serves: 6
Prep: 10
Cook: 30

Try this healthy risotto if you want a vegan option that's full of taste and very easy to prepare. The cashew mixture has a parmesan cheese-like taste and savoury yeast adds a delicious flavour.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Arborio rice
  • 425g can salt-reduced crushed tomatoes
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 cobs corn, kernels removed
  • 1 litre salt-reduced vegetable stock,
  • 1/3 cup raw cashews
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons savoury yeast flakes
  • 1/4 teaspoon herbs of choice
  • 1 red capsicum, roasted & chopped
  • 2 cups baby spinach leaves

Method

  1. Step 1

    Place rice, tomatoes, oil, and corn in a large oven proof dish with lid.

  2. Step 2

    Place stock in a saucepan. Bring to boil and then stir through rice mixture.

  3. Step 3

    Cover dish with lid and bake in a hot oven, 200°C, for 40 minutes.

  4. Step 4

    Place cashews, yeast flakes and herbs in a food processor and process until fine.

  5. Step 5

    Remove dish from oven and fold through cashew mixture, capsicum and baby spinach leaves.

  6. Step 6

    Serve immediately. Serves 6.

Tips

  • The combination of the cashews, nutritional yeast and herbs produces a mixture which is parmesan cheese like in flavour and texture.
  • Savoury yeast flakes are fortified with a range of B vitamins and an excellent substitute for cheese if a vegan recipe is desired.

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