Orzotto with Spring Ramps & Goat Cheese
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Author Notes: A foraging friend of mine gave me a bunch of ramps as a gift. So I decided to make a risotto-style dish using orzo. This is super easy to make but the flavors are big. - at the farmers market - at the farmers market
Food52 Review: This is a seemingly simple recipe but has a deceptively complex result. The orzotto took on the flavor of the ramps -- sweet and mellow, with a mild garlicky flavor. The addition of the goat cheese turned it from what would be a very nice side dish into a rich and lovely meal, and it all came bursting into a full "Rites of Spring" mode with the zest of lemon. I actually did another batch, with a slight variation, adding some crispy proscuitto, which made for quite a savory treat. - saenyc
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Serves 2
- 24 Ramps
- 1 quart water
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1/2 pound orzo
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- zest of 1/2 lemon
- black pepper
- 3 ounces goat cheese - crumbled
- Bring 1 quart of salted water to a boil.
- Meanwhile separate the bulb end of the ramps from the leafy green part. Save the bulbs ends for another use. Roll the leaves and cut them into a chiffonade.
- When the water is boiling add the orzo, reduce the heat to medium-low to gently boil for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally until the water is almost all absorbed. Add the ramps and stir until wilted. Stir in the ramp butter. Using a microplane, add the zest of 1/2 a lemon and several grinds of black pepper.
- Transfer to serving plates and top with crumbled goat cheese.
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- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Ramps
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about 3 years ago at the farmers market
You are so welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
about 3 years ago Midge
Made this last night with a few variations, including adding the ramp bulbs, sliced and sauteed in a little butter. Very rampy and super tasty. Thanks for a great recipe!
about 3 years ago at the farmers market
Oops. I used ramp butter in my original recipe but you can use unsalted butter.
Here's a link to the ramp butter recipe: http://www.atthefarmersmarket...
about 3 years ago saenyc
is "ramp butter" a typo in step 3? it sounds good, but I'm assuming it's just "stir in the butter"?
about 3 years ago at the farmers market
Thanks! It's really easy to make too.
about 3 years ago mrslarkin
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Yum! This sounds great!