Saffron Risotto with Asparagus

[karohemd]

This was prompted by a repeat of Heston Blumenthal's mad risotto episode I saw last night. I knew I'd get asparagus in my box today so sometime during today I made up my mind.
All I did was a basic risotto but this time with a generous pinch of saffron in the stock which gave it a wonderful colour and slightly earthy taste. The asparagus was just seasoned with salt and pepper and steamed until tender but still crunchy. I arranged the asparagus on a pool of risotto and for some extra indulgence added some parmesan shavings and a drizzle of truffle-infused olive oil. It was absolutely divine.

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[karohemd.livejournal.com]

I was hungry and risotto is something you can't fuss around with much or it loses its lovely consistency so it was just a quick shot.
I really nailed this one, I think. :o)