Mushrooms Spinach Barley Risotto. Make this easy risotto recipe using high fibre pearl barley instead of rice. Packed with mushrooms and spinach, it makes an easy but filling meal for one. Pearl barley gives this risotto a slightly nutty taste and fantastic texture, with the added benefit of loads of selenium and fibre.
Mushroom Barley Risotto is a unique & elegant dish.
Made with pearl barley, mushrooms & garlic then mixed with parmesan cheese for a What is Pearl Barley Risotto?
Traditionally, risotto is made with Arborio rice which is a short grain rice.
You can have Mushrooms Spinach Barley Risotto using 12 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Mushrooms Spinach Barley Risotto
- 🢂 2 tbsp of Minced Garlic.
- 🢂 2 cups of Chopped Onion.
- 🢂 2 cups of Sliced Mushrooms.
- 🢂 2 bunches of Spinach.
- 🢂 1 of medium Cooked Potato (boil potato in hot water for 8 minutes).
- 🢂 2 cups of Pearl Barley.
- 🢂 1 tbsp of Olive Oil.
- 🢂 3 cups of Mushrooms Broth/Veggie Broth/Water.
- 🢂 2 tbsp of butter.
- 🢂 1/4 cup of Parmesan Cheese.
- 🢂 1 cup of Cherry tomato.
- 🢂 of Salt and Pepper.
Arborio rice requires constant monitoring on the stovetop. This hearty, healthy mushroom risotto, from Top Chef Masters star Naomi Pomeroy cleverly uses barley instead of traditional rice. Barley Spinach and Mushrooms - Seasoned cooked barley stirred into sautéed mushrooms, caramelized onions, and white beans, finished with parmesan cheese with a hint of balsamic. You skipped us during your regularly scheduled time and show up in May.
step by step Mushrooms Spinach Barley Risotto
- Soak Barley for 30 minutes.
- Rinse barley; boil a pot of water, add barley and cook for 10 minutes, drain and set aside.
- Wash Spinach; boil a pot of water, add spinach and cook for 1 minute.
- After 1 minutes, put Spinach in a bowl of ice water and wait for 5 minutes; drain and set aside.
- Add Spinach, Cooked Potato, a cup of water, salt and pepper inside the blender and blend for 2 minutes.
- In a sauté pan or skillet, heat the olive oil over medium high heat.
- Add garlic and onion and cook for a minute.
- Add mushrooms and cook for 2 minutes, set 2 tbsp of mushrooms aside for decoration..
- Add cooked barley, spinach mixture and cook for a minute;.
- Add white wine and mushroom broth and cook until the sauce is thickened.
- Add butter and Parmesan cheese and mix it until butter is melted.
- Add Cherry tomatoes and mix it well.
- Put the cooked barley on the plate, and add mushrooms on top..
- Done, enjoy!.
Use pearl barley instead of rice, with mushrooms and spinach, it makes an easy but filling meal for one. This pearl barley risotto with tomato and parmesan is a favorite amongst my healthy risotto recipes. Maybe you've also seen my pearl barley pumpkin risotto? Replace the usual rice with filling, healthy barley. Add the barley, mix with the onions and gradually add the stock, stirring frequently.