Top chef Jeroen Meus makes delicious pumpkin risotto with our Maigre du Nord

This less fatty hard goat's cheese was awarded the gold medal by a jury of independent cheese masters at the World Cheese Awards 2021-2022 in Oviedo, Spain.

RECIPE

Ingredients

- 1 clove of garlic - 1 shallot - a dash of olive oil - 200 g risotto rice - 2 stalks of leeks - 400 g pumpkin - a few sprigs of thyme - a few leaves of bay leaf - a pinch of coarse salt - 6 decilitres of vegetable stock - 100 g pumpkin seeds - 80 g Maigre du Nord goat cheese - 60 g butter - a few sprigs of watercress
 

Preparation

1. 1 clove of garlic - 1 shallot - a dash of olive oil - 200 g risotto rice
   Finely chop the shallot and garlic. Put a dash of olive oil in a pan and brown the shallot and garlic in it. Also add the risotto rice
    

2. 2 leek stalks

   Rinse the leeks under cold water and chop them finely. Add the pieces to the rice and shallot
    

3. 400 g pumpkin - a few sprigs of thyme - a few leaves of bay leaf - a pinch of coarse salt
   Peel the pumpkin, remove the seeds and grate the pumpkin with a fine grater to the rice and the other vegetables. Stir everything well. Take care of the seasoning: some thyme, a few bay leaves and some coarse salt
    

4.  

   6 decilitres of vegetable stock

   Add the stock and put a lid on the pan and let the risotto cook gently for 12 to 15 minutes under cover without stirring
    

5.  

   a dash of olive oil - 100 g pumpkin seeds

   Heat some oil in a pan and fry the pumpkin seeds until they puff a little. Let them drain a little on kitchen paper
    

6.  

   80 g Maigre du Nord goat's cheese - 60 g butter

   Once the risotto is cooked, take out the herbs and stir well. Grate the goat cheese and add most of it to the risotto, using the rest as garnish. Add the butter and possibly some extra stock and season the risotto with extra salt and pepper if necessary
    

7.  

   a few sprigs of watercress

   Finish the risotto with the puffed pumpkin seeds and a sprig of watercress.

Source: VRT 1, Dagelijkse Kost