Beetroot Risotto

Ingredients

• Ingredients
• 500 g/1lb 2oz cooked beetroot
• 1 litre/1 3/4 pints chicken or vegetable stock
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 30 g/1oz butter
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves finely chopped
• 300 g/10 1/2oz risotto rice
• 1 large sprig thyme
• 100 ml/3 1/2fl oz dry white wine
• small bunch fresh parsley finely chopped
• small bunch fresh dill finely chopped (optional)
• squeeze lemon juice (optional)
• salt and freshly ground black pepper
• To garnish
• vegetable oil for deep-fat frying
• handful kale leaves trimmed, washed and very thoroughly dried
• 150 g/5 1/2oz creamy goats’ cheese crumbled
• 50 g/1 3/4oz Parmesan (or alternative vegetarian hard