This Buckwheat Risotto with Sea Lettuce & Pumpkin is colourful and a deliciously satisfying & warming dish. The Sea Lettuce adds a bright green touch, flavour & much nutrition to the dish.
Serves 2
Prep time 10 minutes, cooking time 1 hours
Ingredients
- 150g buckwheat grits/grains, slightly roasted
 - 1 small green pumpkin, diced
 - 2 medium onions, cut fine thyme and rosemary to taste
 - 3 tbsp olive oil
 - 1 tbsp red balsamic vinegar
 
- 3 tbsp cashew nuts
 - 3 tbsp pumpkin seeds, roasted
 - Kelp Salt and pepper to taste
 - 2 tsp Sea Lettuce Flakes or chopped leaves to garnish
 
Directions
- Warm the oven to 200C.
 - Stir the buckwheat grains into boiling water for 1 minute to rinse, drain.
 - Toast the grains in a little olive oil for 5 minutes to give a nutty flavour , then add water (or kombu stock for extra flavour & nutrients) and cook for 15 min.
 - Let buckwheat stand for 10 minutes after cooking.
 - Meanwhile, mix together the cut pumpkins, onions, oil, vinegar and herbs. Season with salt and pepper and roast in the oven for 20 minutes.
 - In a dry pan, roast the other nuts and seeds until golden and fragrant.
 - When the buckwheat is ready, mix all the ingredients and sprinkle with Sea Lettuce Flakes.
 



