Lentil, Barley And Rice Risotto

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 teaspoons butter
• 2 shallots, finely minced
• 1/2 cup arborio rice
• 1/2 cup barley
• 1/2 cup green lentil
• 1/2 cup dry wine
• 3 cups boiling chicken or 3 cups boiling vegetable stock
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
• 1 teaspoon whipping cream or 1 teaspoon half-and-half
• salt and pepper
• 1 teaspoon snipped chives

Recipe

• 1 in a large frying pan melt 2 t.
• 2 of butter over medium heat.
• 3 add the shallots and cook until transparent.
• 4 add rice and saute for 3 minutes.
• 5 add barley and lentils and saute for 1 minute.
• 6 add the wine and, stirring constantly-for the rest of the cooking time-cook until the liquid is almost gone.
• 7 ladle in some stock, (1 ladle's worth) cook down.
• 8 repeat until all the liquid is absorbed.
• 9 remove from heat, fold in cream, cheese, butter and chives.
• 10 taste and add salt and peppr as needed.