Olive Risotto with Giant Shrimp

Prep: 15min
| Servings: 4 | Cook: 30min
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Olive risotto with giant shrimp is a recipe featuring fresh ingredients from the risotto category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!

Ingredients

  • 50 g almond kernels (peeled)
  • 150 g olives (green and purple)
  • 2 onions
  • 2 Garlic cloves
  • 50 g butter
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 250 g Risotto rice
  • 750 ml instant chicken broth
  • 8 giant shrimp (deveined)
  • Salt
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 200 g arugula
  • freshly ground pepper

Instructions

  1. 1.

    Halve almonds lengthwise, roughly chop olives. Peel onions and dice finely. Peel garlic.

  2. 2.

    Heat butter and 2 tbsp olive oil in a pot. Sauté onions. Add pressed garlic. Stir in rice and sauté until translucent. Gradually add broth, cooking the rice for about 25 minutes.

  3. 3.

    Rinse shrimp and pat dry. Heat remaining olive oil. Fry shrimp for 3 minutes. Season with salt and lemon juice. Rinse arugula, shake dry, and finely chop.

  4. 4.

    Fold almonds and olives into the risotto. Season with salt and pepper. Mix in arugula. Top the risotto with shrimp and let it rest for another 3-4 minutes.