Savory Meyer Lemon Crispy Mushroom Barley Risotto with Fresh Herbs and Wildflower Honey

Name: Savory Meyer Lemon Crispy Mushroom Barley Risotto with Fresh Herbs and Wildflower Honey
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 8 ounces Precooked Barley; 1/2 cup Milk; 2 cups of Beef Broth or Chicken Broth; Wildflower Honey for drizzling; 1 Meyer Lemon; 2 Small Sweet Potatoes; 4 ounces Oyster Mushroom; 1.5 cups Spinach; 1 tab butter; 1/2 cup gruyere cheese; 4 ounces Hen of the woods mushroom; Thyme; Basil; Sage; Parsley; 2 Rosemary sprigs; garlic granules

8 steps

Prep:5minCook:20min

*Advisable not to substitute the wildflower honey with regular honey. (Without wildflower honey this dish will have a different flavor profile and not have the savory herbaceous flavor.)

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 09:50:14 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories459.6 kcal (23%)

Total Fat30.1 g (43%)

Carbs38.6 g (15%)

Sugars8.7 g (10%)

Protein12.2 g (24%)

Sodium634.5 mg (32%)

Fiber5.9 g (21%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

8 ouncesBarley

½ cupmilk

4 ouncesOyster Mushroom

1 ½ cupsspinach

1 tabbutter

½ cupgruyere cheese

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 425F. Zest 1 lemon and set aside in a small bowl. Chop the parsley, basil, and pick the thyme and set aside in a small bowl. Chop the sage and set aside separately from the other herbs.

Step 2

Peel and finely cube sweet potato and slice mushrooms. Arrange on a baking sheet with a drizzle of olive oil, sprinkle of sea salt, and sprinkle of garlic granules. Place into the oven and bake for 15 minutes or until mushrooms crisp up.

Step 3

Place butter in a pot, add precooked barley, chopped sage and rosemary, and begin to whisk.

Step 4

Slowly add in 1 cup of beef broth and keep whisking.

Step 5

As barley becomes creamy slowly whisk in the second cup of beef broth.

Step 6

Add in milk and keep whisking. As liquid is reduced and barley is creamy, remove the rosemary sprig and add in gruyere cheese and sweet potato.

Step 7

Portion risotto into bowls and top with crispy mushrooms, chopped herbs, lemon zest and a drizzle of wildflower honey. The wildflower honey is essential it will actually make the dish more savory and bring out the flavor of the herbs.

Step 8

Enjoy!

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