• Home
  • Blog
  • About FH & Lovoni
  • Services
  • Guilty Hunger podcast
  • Contact

Fresh Hunger

simple, rustic cookery for food lovers

  • Home
  • About FH & Lovoni
  • Our services
  • Recipes
    • Afternoon tea
    • Appetizers
    • Bacon & Pork
    • Baking & Desserts
    • Beef, Lamb & Wild
    • Breakfast & Brunch
    • Chicken & Other Birds
    • Condiments & Dressings
    • Curries & such
    • Drinks
    • Fast & Fresh
    • Features
    • Fish & Seafood
    • Fruity desserts
    • Grilling
    • Holidays
    • How-to – Kitchen Basics
    • Low carb chicken
    • Lower carb
    • Lunch
    • Mains
    • Make-ahead & Freeze
    • Popular on Pinterest
    • Salads
    • Sides & Veggies
    • Seasonal – fall & winter
    • Seasonal – spring & summer
    • Soups, Stews & Casseroles
    • Under 500 Calories
    • Vegetarian
  • Blog
  • Guilty Hunger podcast
  • Home & Garden
    • Our Old Home
    • Entertaining
    • Garden
    • Kitchen Essentials
    • Cooking videos – coming soon

Fennel, Artichoke & Lemon Risotto

February 12, 2018 by Lovoni | Leave a Comment

Risotto is an Italian classic that’s both elegant & rustic. Easy to make than some would think, risotto can be flavored with meat, cheese or veggies. Fennel, Artichoke & Lemon Risotto is a light & flavorful combination. Serve it with a simple salad & some crusty bread or as a side dish with grilled salmon, roasted chicken or pork. 

FENNEL, ARTICHOKE & LEMON RISOTTO

Don’t let the very beige, somewhat nondescript appearance fool you (I’m really selling you on this aren’t I?!), what this fennel, artichoke & lemon risotto lacks in dazzling good looks, it more than makes up for in flavor. 

FENNEL, ARTICHOKE & LEMON RISOTTO

The fennel, unpredictably, didn’t overshadow the whole show & instead was a bashful flavor in the background – surprising because fennel is no wallflower.  Asiago cheese & artichokes are quite assertive but the whole symphony of ingredients was elevated with lemon. Lemon juice & lemon zest were added for brightness. 

FENNEL, ARTICHOKE & LEMON RISOTTO

Apart from a squash & bean chili I’m making this week, my days of squidgy, comfort food are fast coming to an end for the season as I long for spring with its bright greens, fresh textures & flavors. Don’t get me wrong, risotto can be eaten year-round, especially an asparagus risotto served with grilled salmon & roasted beets in the warmer months. But I’m ready for some salads, bright colors & crunchy textures. I’d bet I’m not alone. 

Fennel, Artichoke & Lemon Risotto

In my quest to eat less beast & a whole lot more veg, I’ve been serving a lot of vegetarian-style meals – much to my husband’s chagrin. It’s helping, I’m losing weight. Although I may need to seek marriage counseling – joking. If you love risotto, make this & let me know what you think. Fennel, Artichoke & Asiago Risotto pairs wonderfully with a bowlful of assertive arugula drizzled with a little balsamic & olive oil. And please, don’t forget the wine! Until next time, toodles, Lovoni xo

A PIC TO SHARE ON PINTEREST

Fennel, Artichoke & Lemon Risotto 

Fennel, Artichoke & Lemon Risotto 
2018-02-12 16:44:56
Save Recipe
Print
Ingredients
  1. 3 cups vegetable or chicken broth
  2. 1 tablespoon olive oil
  3. 1 tablespoon butter
  4. 1 large onion, sliced
  5. 4 garlic cloves, minced
  6. 1 fennel bulb, trimmed, thinly sliced (reserve some of the fronds for garnish)
  7. 1 cup arborio rice
  8. 3/4 cup dry sherry
  9. 14 oz (398ml) can artichoke quarters, drained
  10. pinch salt
  11. 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  12. 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  13. 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  14. 1 cup freshly grated Asiago cheese
  15. GREMOLATA
  16. 1/4 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley
  17. 2 tablespoons finely grated lemon zest
  18. 1 garlic clove, minced
  19. pinch salt & pepper
Instructions
  1. To make the gremolata, combine all ingredients in a small bowl; set aside until ready to use.
  2. Place broth into a small saucepan & bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low. Cover & keep warm.
  3. Heat the oil & butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, fennel & garlic & cook for about 10 minutes until softened.
  4. Add the rice & stir until each grain is coated in oil.
  5. Add sherry & cook, stirring until sherry has been absorbed by the rice.
  6. Add hot broth about 3/4 cup at a time, stirring constantly after each addition until the broth has been absorbed before adding more. Continue to add broth until about 3/4 cup remains. Stir in broth, artichokes, salt, pepper & nutmeg. Continue to stir until almost all the broth is absorbed & rice is tender (you’ll want the rice a little al dente). You’ll want to risotto to be about the consistency of slightly runny oatmeal (porridge), it will continue to thicken once the cheese is added.
  7. Add in lemon juice & cheese & stir until cheese is melted.
  8. Stir in the gremolata & serve immediately.
By Lovoni
Fresh Hunger https://freshhunger.com/

 

 

You may also like

  • warm roasted carrot, tomato & lentil salad
    featured
    warm roasted carrot, tomato & lentil salad
    Warm roasted carrot, tomato & lentil salad is one of the many easy, fuss-fre...
  • fig, pear, hazelnut & brie salad
    Appetizers
    fig, pear, hazelnut & brie salad
    Follow my blog with BloglovinFig, pear, hazelnut & Brie salad is a dish I'd ...
  • date & spinach chickpeas
    Curries & such
    date & spinach chickpeas
    Call them what you will - chickpeas or garbanzo beans, these little gems are ine...
  • White Bean & Veggie Soup with Pesto
    Appetizers
    White Bean & Veggie Soup with Pesto
    Many of us look for ways to include more vegetables in our diet. One way is soup...
  • Roasted squash, cannellini & chipotle chili
    featured
    Roasted squash, cannellini & chipotle chili
    Ladle this thick, smoky Roasted Squash, Cannellini & Chipotle Chili into war...
  • Sesame Ginger Noodle Salad with Cashews
    Asian Inspired
    Sesame Ginger Noodle Salad with Cashews
    A cold noodle salad packed with flavor, crisp veggies, nuts & seeds, all dri...
share this
Share on Facebook
Facebook
Pin on Pinterest
Pinterest
Tweet about this on Twitter
Twitter
Share on Yummly
Yummly
Share on Tumblr
Tumblr
Email this to someone
email
Print this page
Print

Filed Under: Lunch, Mains, Seasonal - fall & winter, Sides & Veggies, Vegetarian Tagged With: fennel, risotto, vegetarian

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published.

join

our food loving community

Connect!

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest

Search for Recipes

Browse Recipes

Archives

Well hello there…

I’m Lovoni – food stylist, cookbook author, once-upon-a-time TV cooking show host, food photographer & gypsy Really, I’m just greedy with a passion for good food, made right. I believe wholesome food is something to take pleasure in without guilt. I love simple living, whimsy & adventures.

 

read more

Quick access

  • Home
  • Blog
  • ABOUT FRESH HUNGER & LOVONI
  • Contact
  • Services
  • Recipes

GOOD FOOD. NO GUILT
Roasted Squash, Goat Cheese, Spinach & Candied Wal Roasted Squash, Goat Cheese, Spinach & Candied Walnut Salad - this salad is two things for me: a perfect transition between winter coming to a close & spring peeking around the corner. And using up an array of food lurking in the fridge. Packed full of wholesome ingredients it can be enjoyed as a main meal or as a side salad. New recipe on Fresh Hunger today if you’re after a little inspo. 

https://freshhunger.com/2021/03/04/squash-goat-cheese-sticky-walnut-salad/
.
.
.
#saladsofinstagram #freshhunger #lovoni #onmytable #inmykitchen #spinach #wholesomeingredients #hautecuisines #prettyfoodtastesbetter #chickpeas #cawalnuts #walnuts #feedfeed @thefeedfeed
Some foods’ appearance beguiles the taste & text Some foods’ appearance beguiles the taste & texture. This is one such dish. Super Crunchy Herb, Lemon & Parmesan Chicken served with a lemony, garlic, caper butter. Breaded chicken & fish are favorites of mine. Served simply with some sea salt & lemon wedges or with this lemony butter sauce. Serve with creamy mashed potato & steamed green beans & call me; I’ll be there! I’ll even bring wine xo

https://freshhunger.com/2021/03/02/crispy-chicken-with-lemon-butter/
.
.
.
.
.
#organicchicken #freerangechickens #butcherbox #herbs #lemon #capers #crunchy #crispy #freshhunger #lovoni #onmytable #inmykitchen #tuesdaydinner
Happy March 1st. The start to a new month needs ca Happy March 1st. The start to a new month needs cake - One Bowl Banana Cake with Caramel Drizzle. There’s something warm & comforting about this cake, especially today. Spring briefly revealed herself to us this past weekend & then she slinked back into the abyss.  Soon. 
Meanwhile I’m still wanting warm & comforting foods making use of the seasonal foods. What are you excited to make as the seasons transition? 

https://freshhunger.com/2020/04/29/one-bowl-banana-cake-with-caramel-drizzle/
.
.
.
#freshhunger #lovoni #cake #drizzle #banana #caramel #feedfeed #feedfeedbaking #drizzle #caramel #onebowlcakes #inmykitchen
Salmon, Leek & Ricotta Tarts because yesterday & t Salmon, Leek & Ricotta Tarts because yesterday & today we got a little taste of spring & I think these tarts are just that - a little taste of springtime. Mine you, we still have a foot of snow in our backyard but this time last week it was more than double that so I’ll take this. Only 20+ days until spring. Hang in there! 

https://freshhunger.com/2019/12/09/salmon-leek-ricotta-tarts/
.
.
.
.
#springtimevibes #salmon #salmondinner #pastry #leeks #quiche #pastrytart #cream #farmfresheggs #freshhunger #lovoni #inmykitchen #onmytable
Oxtail in Red Wine: when I first added this to my Oxtail in Red Wine: when I first added this to my website & shared it on Pinterest, I almost blew up my Pinterest account. It was so popular. I was shocked. Really I made it for my husband a couple of times and the recipe was so nice I had to share. I thought here the words “ox tail” might turn people away. I was wrong, quite the opposite. Nowadays it’s beef tail not ox because oxen numbers, as far as I’m aware, have been on the decline and is the reason for beef tails being used but they’re still referred to as ox tail. 
Get the recipe here: https://freshhunger.com/2018/12/07/oxtail-in-red-wine/

.
.
.
.
.
#oxtail #comfortfood #beefiswhatsfordinner #beeftail #cookedwithwine #inmykitchen #wholesomefood #carrots #redwine #freshhunger #lovoni #onmytable
Cottage pie - the granddaddy of savory comfort foo Cottage pie - the granddaddy of savory comfort food. Simple & inexpensive to make, this is a meat & tater lovers heaven. 
~
I used grass-fed ground beef from @firstfruitsfamilyfarm that I picked up @wheelers.cafe on the weekend. 

https://freshhunger.com/2021/02/22/cottage-pie/

#buylocal #grassfedbeef #freshhunger #pie #comfortfood #comfortfoodrecipes #onmytable #inmykitchen #foodstyling #potato #mashedpotatoes #comfortfood #foodphotography
Roasted Squash, Goat Cheese, Spinach & Candied Wal Roasted Squash, Goat Cheese, Spinach & Candied Walnut Salad - this salad is two things for me: a perfect transition between winter coming to a close & spring peeking around the corner. And using up an array of food lurking in the fridge. Packed full of wholesome ingredients it can be enjoyed as a main meal or as a side salad. New recipe on Fresh Hunger today if you’re after a little inspo. 

https://freshhunger.com/2021/03/04/squash-goat-cheese-sticky-walnut-salad/
.
.
.
#saladsofinstagram #freshhunger #lovoni #onmytable #inmykitchen #spinach #wholesomeingredients #hautecuisines #prettyfoodtastesbetter #chickpeas #cawalnuts #walnuts #feedfeed @thefeedfeed
Some foods’ appearance beguiles the taste & text Some foods’ appearance beguiles the taste & texture. This is one such dish. Super Crunchy Herb, Lemon & Parmesan Chicken served with a lemony, garlic, caper butter. Breaded chicken & fish are favorites of mine. Served simply with some sea salt & lemon wedges or with this lemony butter sauce. Serve with creamy mashed potato & steamed green beans & call me; I’ll be there! I’ll even bring wine xo

https://freshhunger.com/2021/03/02/crispy-chicken-with-lemon-butter/
.
.
.
.
.
#organicchicken #freerangechickens #butcherbox #herbs #lemon #capers #crunchy #crispy #freshhunger #lovoni #onmytable #inmykitchen #tuesdaydinner
Happy March 1st. The start to a new month needs ca Happy March 1st. The start to a new month needs cake - One Bowl Banana Cake with Caramel Drizzle. There’s something warm & comforting about this cake, especially today. Spring briefly revealed herself to us this past weekend & then she slinked back into the abyss.  Soon. 
Meanwhile I’m still wanting warm & comforting foods making use of the seasonal foods. What are you excited to make as the seasons transition? 

https://freshhunger.com/2020/04/29/one-bowl-banana-cake-with-caramel-drizzle/
.
.
.
#freshhunger #lovoni #cake #drizzle #banana #caramel #feedfeed #feedfeedbaking #drizzle #caramel #onebowlcakes #inmykitchen
Salmon, Leek & Ricotta Tarts because yesterday & t Salmon, Leek & Ricotta Tarts because yesterday & today we got a little taste of spring & I think these tarts are just that - a little taste of springtime. Mine you, we still have a foot of snow in our backyard but this time last week it was more than double that so I’ll take this. Only 20+ days until spring. Hang in there! 

https://freshhunger.com/2019/12/09/salmon-leek-ricotta-tarts/
.
.
.
.
#springtimevibes #salmon #salmondinner #pastry #leeks #quiche #pastrytart #cream #farmfresheggs #freshhunger #lovoni #inmykitchen #onmytable
Oxtail in Red Wine: when I first added this to my Oxtail in Red Wine: when I first added this to my website & shared it on Pinterest, I almost blew up my Pinterest account. It was so popular. I was shocked. Really I made it for my husband a couple of times and the recipe was so nice I had to share. I thought here the words “ox tail” might turn people away. I was wrong, quite the opposite. Nowadays it’s beef tail not ox because oxen numbers, as far as I’m aware, have been on the decline and is the reason for beef tails being used but they’re still referred to as ox tail. 
Get the recipe here: https://freshhunger.com/2018/12/07/oxtail-in-red-wine/

.
.
.
.
.
#oxtail #comfortfood #beefiswhatsfordinner #beeftail #cookedwithwine #inmykitchen #wholesomefood #carrots #redwine #freshhunger #lovoni #onmytable
Cottage pie - the granddaddy of savory comfort foo Cottage pie - the granddaddy of savory comfort food. Simple & inexpensive to make, this is a meat & tater lovers heaven. 
~
I used grass-fed ground beef from @firstfruitsfamilyfarm that I picked up @wheelers.cafe on the weekend. 

https://freshhunger.com/2021/02/22/cottage-pie/

#buylocal #grassfedbeef #freshhunger #pie #comfortfood #comfortfoodrecipes #onmytable #inmykitchen #foodstyling #potato #mashedpotatoes #comfortfood #foodphotography
Roasted Squash, Goat Cheese, Spinach & Candied Wal Roasted Squash, Goat Cheese, Spinach & Candied Walnut Salad - this salad is two things for me: a perfect transition between winter coming to a close & spring peeking around the corner. And using up an array of food lurking in the fridge. Packed full of wholesome ingredients it can be enjoyed as a main meal or as a side salad. New recipe on Fresh Hunger today if you’re after a little inspo. 

https://freshhunger.com/2021/03/04/squash-goat-cheese-sticky-walnut-salad/
.
.
.
#saladsofinstagram #freshhunger #lovoni #onmytable #inmykitchen #spinach #wholesomeingredients #hautecuisines #prettyfoodtastesbetter #chickpeas #cawalnuts #walnuts #feedfeed @thefeedfeed
Some foods’ appearance beguiles the taste & text Some foods’ appearance beguiles the taste & texture. This is one such dish. Super Crunchy Herb, Lemon & Parmesan Chicken served with a lemony, garlic, caper butter. Breaded chicken & fish are favorites of mine. Served simply with some sea salt & lemon wedges or with this lemony butter sauce. Serve with creamy mashed potato & steamed green beans & call me; I’ll be there! I’ll even bring wine xo

https://freshhunger.com/2021/03/02/crispy-chicken-with-lemon-butter/
.
.
.
.
.
#organicchicken #freerangechickens #butcherbox #herbs #lemon #capers #crunchy #crispy #freshhunger #lovoni #onmytable #inmykitchen #tuesdaydinner
Happy March 1st. The start to a new month needs ca Happy March 1st. The start to a new month needs cake - One Bowl Banana Cake with Caramel Drizzle. There’s something warm & comforting about this cake, especially today. Spring briefly revealed herself to us this past weekend & then she slinked back into the abyss.  Soon. 
Meanwhile I’m still wanting warm & comforting foods making use of the seasonal foods. What are you excited to make as the seasons transition? 

https://freshhunger.com/2020/04/29/one-bowl-banana-cake-with-caramel-drizzle/
.
.
.
#freshhunger #lovoni #cake #drizzle #banana #caramel #feedfeed #feedfeedbaking #drizzle #caramel #onebowlcakes #inmykitchen
Salmon, Leek & Ricotta Tarts because yesterday & t Salmon, Leek & Ricotta Tarts because yesterday & today we got a little taste of spring & I think these tarts are just that - a little taste of springtime. Mine you, we still have a foot of snow in our backyard but this time last week it was more than double that so I’ll take this. Only 20+ days until spring. Hang in there! 

https://freshhunger.com/2019/12/09/salmon-leek-ricotta-tarts/
.
.
.
.
#springtimevibes #salmon #salmondinner #pastry #leeks #quiche #pastrytart #cream #farmfresheggs #freshhunger #lovoni #inmykitchen #onmytable
Oxtail in Red Wine: when I first added this to my Oxtail in Red Wine: when I first added this to my website & shared it on Pinterest, I almost blew up my Pinterest account. It was so popular. I was shocked. Really I made it for my husband a couple of times and the recipe was so nice I had to share. I thought here the words “ox tail” might turn people away. I was wrong, quite the opposite. Nowadays it’s beef tail not ox because oxen numbers, as far as I’m aware, have been on the decline and is the reason for beef tails being used but they’re still referred to as ox tail. 
Get the recipe here: https://freshhunger.com/2018/12/07/oxtail-in-red-wine/

.
.
.
.
.
#oxtail #comfortfood #beefiswhatsfordinner #beeftail #cookedwithwine #inmykitchen #wholesomefood #carrots #redwine #freshhunger #lovoni #onmytable
Cottage pie - the granddaddy of savory comfort foo Cottage pie - the granddaddy of savory comfort food. Simple & inexpensive to make, this is a meat & tater lovers heaven. 
~
I used grass-fed ground beef from @firstfruitsfamilyfarm that I picked up @wheelers.cafe on the weekend. 

https://freshhunger.com/2021/02/22/cottage-pie/

#buylocal #grassfedbeef #freshhunger #pie #comfortfood #comfortfoodrecipes #onmytable #inmykitchen #foodstyling #potato #mashedpotatoes #comfortfood #foodphotography

Copyright © 2021 · Fresh Hunger · Designer Blogs