Big on taste...... Taste of summer...... Tomato, Basil and Creme fraiche Risotto - perfect vegetarian recipe!

Its been a long week at work this week. However after 11 hours at work on Wednesday I still managed to knock up this fantastic recipe. Made up on the scratch out of my head! I love it when this happens and it goes right. Great vegetarian recipe.......

Everyone can make this and I promise you it can't go wrong! 

Ingredients

- Butter
- 2 cloves of Garlic
- Chopped chilli - optional

- Arborio Rice

- Onions

- Veg stock

- Tin of chopped Tomatoes

- Salt

- Pepper

- Basil

- Creme Fraiche

- Cherry Tomatoes

Method

- Add 25g of butter to the pan and melt. 

- Add 1 onion chopped. 
- Add the 2 cloves of crushed or chopped garlic. 
- if you want a little heat then add the chopped chilli. - optional

- Cook until soft on a low heat. 

- Add 125g of Arborio rice and coat until glossy. 

- Make up 600ml of vegetable stock. Add small amounts of veg stock and wait until the   

  rice has  

  absorbed it. Add until half has gone. 

- Add a tin of chopped tomatoes. stir. 

- Add the salt and pepper.

- Add the cherry tomatoes to the oven and roast. 

- Add the remaining of the stock gradually until all absorbed. 

- Add the basil to taste.

- Add a large spoon of creme fraiche and stir in. 

Serve with the roasted cherry tomatoes on top.

Delicious!!! 

p.s if you double up the recipe you can save the left overs and make arancini s the next day! 

Enjoy Louise x