I used this Courgette and lemon risotto but used petit pois (cut weight by a third) instead of courgette. It turned out pretty well, but the courgettes and petit pois need throwing in close to the end, the amount of parmesan needed cutting by about a third as it was quite salty and it was better for an extra dollop of creme fraiche.

25 April 2012
Made again using 2 courgettes and petit pois to make the weight up to 400g again (not 600) and grana padano instead of parmesan. You do need the full amount of cheese but serve a third of it separately (Mark added more after I only used 2/3 of the cheese in the risotto). I really like this recipe but Mark is not keen on the creme fraiche, so I may substitute double cream for that next time.

In future I think I will try Jamie Oliver’s risotto recipe as I was inspired by the ones he made on Jamie Does Venice. I’ve only been able to find this Jamie Oliver risotto recipe online though.