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Mushroom-Spinach Fricassee Risotto with Avgolemono

A Greek hybrid of risotto and fricassee: rice cooked down with oyster, portobello and chanterelle mushrooms and a mountain of spinach, then bound with a silky egg-lemon avgolemono and fresh dill.

  • YieldServes 4 to 6
  • Hands-on1 h 5 min
  • Total1 h 17 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 60 mlextra-virgin olive oil, Greek if possible
  • 1 bunchspring onions, trimmed and chopped
  • 2 clovesgarlic, thinly sliced
  • 130 gArborio, Carnaroli or Greek Carolina rice
  • 450 goyster mushrooms, trimmed
  • 4portobello mushrooms, wiped with a damp cloth and cut into 1 cm slices
  • 225 gfresh chanterelles, wiped clean
  • 160 mldry white wine
  • 900 gfresh baby spinach or Swiss chard, trimmed and chopped
  • 1 bunchsmall dill, trimmed and snipped
  • 600 mlvegetable stock, mushroom stock or water, hot, divided

Avgolemono

  • 2large egg yolks
  • 1lemon, juice only, strained
  • 1 tspcornstarch, stirred into the lemon juice
  • to tastesalt and freshly ground black pepper

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
  • Mediterranean

Contains

  • Egg
  • Celery
  • Sulfites
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Corn (maize)
  • Rice
  • Olive
  • Grapes
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lemon
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Scallion (green onion)
  • Spinach
  • Carrot
  • Dill
  • Black and white pepper
  • Mushrooms (any)
  • Button, cremini and portobello
  • Oyster mushroom
  • Chanterelle
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Alcohol

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh

Texture

  • Creamy

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Spring
  • Fall

Occasion

  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 45–90 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 3
  • One pot

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: moderate
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: high
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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