Pearl Barley, Goat's Cheese & Butternut Squash Risotto

Ingredients

• 1 butternut squash

• 2 cloves of garlic, peeled and crushed

• 5 tbsp of olive oil

• 1 celery stick

• 3 bay leaves

• 8 sage leaves, chopped

• 1 cube of vegetable stock

• 250 g of goat's cheese

• 1 onion, peeled and finely chopped

• 1 carrot

• 250 g of pearl barley

4 servings

Calories~788 kcal

Protein~24 g

Carbs~83 g

Fat~41 g

Fiber~15 g

Sugar~10 g

Total recipe

Calories~3,150 kcal

Protein~95 g

Carbs~330 g

Fat~165 g

Fiber~60 g

Sugar~40 g

Method

• Step 1

  Preheat oven to 180°c/ 160°c fan/ gas 4

• Step 2

  Peel and chop the butternut squash into 2cm chunks and place on an oven tray with the garlic. Drizzle over 2tbsp olive oil, season and mix well. Cook in the over for 25-30 minutes.

• Step 3

  Start the risotto while the squash is cooking; saute the onion, carrot, celery, bay and sage leaves in the remaining 3tbsp olive oil for 5 mins, until soft.

• Step 4

  Add the pearl barley and cook for 1 minute. Pour in a splash of stock and set to simmer. When it's nearly absorbed add a little more and repeat until the stock is used up, or the pearl barely is soft and swollen (about 25-30 mins)

• Step 5

  Retrieve the squash and stir into the risotto. Season to taste and serve in bowls, scattering over the goat's cheese and a little olive oil. Fry the extra sage in olive oil for 1 min and place on top of each bowl.