Risotto cakes

These are fantastic for picnics, lunches, snacks or anything!

• Ready In: 3 hrs
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1  tablespoon butter
• 1  tablespoon olive oil
• 1  leek, sliced
• 2  cloves garlic, minced
• 1 1⁄4 cups arborio rice
• 1⁄2 cup white wine (optional, can just replace with stock or water)
• 2 1⁄2 cups  chicken stock
• 2  cups  baby spinach leaves
• 2  zucchini, halved lengthways and sliced
• 1  cup basil
• 2  eggs, lightly beaten
• 180  g mozzarella cheese, cut into cubes

Directions

1. Heat butter and oil over medium-low heat.
2. Add the leek and garlic and cook until soft.
3. Add the rice and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
4. Increase heat to high.
5. Add the wine and cook 2-3 minutes.
6. Add stock, bring to the boil.
7. Reduce heat to low.
8. Cover and cook for 20 minutes or until stock is absorbed.
9. Add the spinach, zucchini and basil.
10. Stir to combine and set mixture aside to cool completely (preferably in the fridge).
11. Once cool stir through eggs and season with salt and pepper.
12. Preheat oven to 220 degree C.
13. Grease a 6 x 3/4 cup Texas muffin pan.
14. Half fill the holes with the mixture and place a cube of cheese on each.
15. Then cover with more rice mixture.
16. Bake for 30 minutes.
17. Serve with a salad.