400 calorie meal recipe for 2 people, takes only 35 mins; recipe has pearl barley, vegetable bouillon, rapeseed oil, leek, garlic cloves, basil, lemon and broccoli.
Barley & broccoli risotto with lemon & basil
Course: 400 calorie meal
Servings
2
servings
Prep time
10 mins
Ingredients
- Lemon: generous squeeze of lemon juice
- Basil: 2/3 pack basil
- Garlic Cloves: 2 garlic cloves
- Broccoli: 125g Tenderstem broccoli from a 200g pack
- Rapeseed Oil: 2 tbsp rapeseed oil
- Leek: 1 large leek, chopped
- Vegetable Bouillon: 2 tsp reduced-salt vegetable bouillon powder
- Pearl Barley: 100g wholegrain pearl barley
Directions
- Pour a litre of cold water over the barley, cover and leave to soak overnight.
- The next day, drain the barley, reserve the liquid and use it to make 500ml vegetable bouillon. Heat half the oil in a non-stick pan, add the leek and cook briefly to soften. Tip half into a bowl, then add the barley and bouillon to the pan, cover and simmer for 20 mins.
- Meanwhile, add the garlic, basil, remaining oil, the lemon juice and 3 tbsp water to the leeks in the bowl, and blitz to a paste with a stick blender
- When the barley has cooked for 20 mins, add the broccoli to the pan and cook for 5-10 mins more until both are tender. Stir in the basil puree, heat very briefly (to retain the fragrance), then spoon into bowls to serve.
