Carrot thyme goat cheese risotto - Brown Paper Nutrition

Ingredients

• 800g carrots, diced about 1cm + some extra baby/dutch carrots if you have them handy too
• 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 small leek, white part only, finely chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped
• 1 1/2 cups risotto/arborio rice
• 1-1.25L vegetable stock
• 2 teaspoons finely chopped thyme leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
• 150g fresh goat cheese
• sea salt and black pepper