Courgette, Bacon, Halloumi Risotto

Ingredients:

• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 25 gm butter
• 2 onions finely diced
• 2 cloves of garlic finely sliced
• 200gm bacon, diced
• 1 1/2 cups medium grain rice
• 100 ml white wine
• 6 cups of hot chicken stock (can use vegetable stock)
• 1 to 1 1/2 Tbsp Spicecraft Pimped Pepper to taste
• 2 courgettes, grated
• 60 gm butter diced
• 50 gm parmesan cheese grated
• 200 gm halloumi cheese, sliced into 8 equal pieces
• Spicecraft Original Salt Rocks

Method:

1. Place olive oil & 25gm of butter into a large saucepan on a low heat, add the onions, cook gently until softened & translucent. Add the garlic & bacon & cook for 1 further minute, or until bacon starts to brown.
   
   
2. Turn the heat up to medium, now add the rice, stirring well to coat the rice in the oil & butter, add the wine & let it reduce by two thirds.
   
   
3. Now start to add the stock to the rice, 1 ladle at a time, stirring constantly, only adding another ladle of stock once the previous is nearly absorbed. Continue cooking & stirring for approximately 20 minutes until the rice is tender but still firm ál dente’. If you have used all your stock & feel you need a little more, you can add some water instead.
   
   
4. Now add the Pimped Pepper to season, stir, taste, add more seasoning if needed.
   
   
5. In a separate pan cook the halloumi on both sides in a little olive oil until golden, while the halloumi is cooking, gently stir in the grated courgettes to the risotto, allow the risotto to rest for a couple of minutes before mixing in the remaining butter & Parmesan.
   
   
6. Divide the risotto onto 4 plates & top each with two slices of halloumi. Season with Original Salt Rocks.
   
   
7. Enjoy!