Monday 7 October 2013

Smoked Trout Risoni



I've always been a bit sceptical of Risoni. I mean, it's pasta, shaped to look like rice. Pfft. What's the point? Why not just stick to basmati?

 Well, I'm not too proud to admit that I've completely changed my mind. My Grocer had some organic whole wheat Risoni on sale this week and so I ignored my scepticism and bought a bag. As those hipster gen Y's say, "YOLO"! 

I have discovered that my children absolutely love it. And I do, too. It's so easy to cook. I've taken to making a white sauce with good quality full fat milk and butter, and spelt flour, then adding in the Risoni and cooking for around ten minutes until al dente. At the last minute, I've been incorporating whatever flavours I want. Tonight, it's locally smoked ocean trout and greens from my garden. This is, perhaps, the most exciting to me. That asparagus was just plucked from our veggie patch, and then there's the parsley and spinach leaves too. A good cup of Parmesan right before serving and voila! There are no leftovers when I make this!