Pearl Barley risotto with beetroot and goat's cheese

Put the wow-factor into your midweek supper with this colourful pearl barley ‘risotto’.

By The GH Kitchen TeamPublished: 26 November 2018

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Yields:

4 serving(s)

Prep Time:

15 mins

Cook Time:

45 mins

Total Time:

1 hr

Cal/Serv:

529

Ingredients

2 Tbsp.
olive oil
1
red onion, finely chopped
250 g
pearl barley
2
purple beetroots, peeled and grated, see GH Tip
100 ml
dry white wine

wine
1 l
vegetable stock
100 g
frozen peas
150 g
soft goats’ cheese
Handful basil leaves, roughly chopped

Directions

1 Heat oil in a large pan over medium heat and fry onion for 5min, until softened. Stir in the pearl barley and beetroot. Next add the wine and bubble for a few minutes.

2 Add the stock, a couple of ladlefuls at a time, stirring well after each addition. Only add the next ladle of stock when the previous one has largely been absorbed. Continue cooking in this way until the pearl barley is tender – about 35-40min.

3 Stir through the peas, check seasoning and crumble over the goats’ cheese. Scatter over basil and serve.

GH TIP

Wear gloves when handling the beetroot to prevent your hands being dyed purple.

Per Serving:

Calories: 529
Protein: 18g
Fat: 18g
Sat fat: 8g
Carbs: 66g
Sugars: 14g
Fibre: 6g

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The GH Kitchen Team

A crack team of highly skilled food content producers, the GH Kitchen Team are Good Housekeeping’s resident recipe developers and all-round food obsessives. GH Kitchen Director Sarah Akhurst is our resident hosting pro and loves nothing more than putting on a foodie feast for friends. Senior Cookery Writer Alice Shields is a former pastry chef and baking fanatic who loves making bread and would have peanut butter with everything if she could. Lover of all things savoury, Senior Cookery Writer Grace Evans can be found eating nocellara olives at every opportunity, and will take the cheeseboard over dessert any time. With a wealth of professional kitchen experience between them, they’re dedicated to ensuring every Good Housekeeping recipe is the best it can be, so you can trust they’ll work every single time.

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