CategoryDifficultyIntermediate
Yields2 Servings
Prep Time15 minsCook Time45 minsTotal Time1 hr
Risotto Ingredients
 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO)
 1 onion (diced)
 2 cloves garlic, minced
 1 cup Arborio rice
 ½ cup dry white wine
 4 cups chicken broth (substitute vegetable broth), warmed on stove
 ¼ cup cream (substitute half and half, milk, oat, or nut milk)
 ½ cup Parmesan cheese
 ½ tsp sea salt
 ½ tsp black pepper
 1 tbsp lemon zest
 1 lemon, juiced
 1 tbsp thinly sliced fresh basil
Salmon and Asparagus
 1 bunch asparagus, cut into 1" pieces
 2 wild salmon filets (substitute wild mushrooms)
 ½ tsp sea salt
 ½ tsp black pepper
 ½ tsp lemon zest
Risotto Instructions
1

Add 1 tsp EVOO to your pot and warm on medium high.

Base ingredients for risotto

2

Sauté the onion and garlic in the EVOO until onions become translucent.

3

Add Arborio rice and toast for approximately 2 minutes.

4

Add dry white wine and let alcohol cook off for approximately 2-3 minutes.

5

Add 1 cup of chicken broth to rice and stir every 1-2 minutes until broth is mostly absorbed. Continue to add broth 1 cup at a time until most of the broth is absorbed. Continue to stir risotto every 1-2 minutes.

6

When most of broth is absorbed, add cream and stir until it is mostly absorbed.

7

Finish your risotto by adding parmesan cheese, salt and pepper, lemon zest, lemon juice.

8

Add basil when serving.

Salmon Instructions
9

Preheat air fryer to 390 deg for 5 minutes. (If using sauté pan, preheat pan on medium high heat)

Salmon ingredients

10

Spray air fryer basket or pan with olive oil.

11

Season the salmon with salt, pepper, and lemon zest.

12

Air fry for 7 mins, adding or subtracting time depending on thickness of salmon. If sautéing, sauté for 3 minutes skin side up, and then 3-4 minutes skin side down until all of the dark pink is just cooked through.

Asparagus Instructions
13

Add asparagus to microwave safe bowl. Add 1 tbsp. of water to the bowl.

14

Cover and microwave for 3 minutes.

15

Add to an ice bath to stop cooking. Drain and set aside until assembling your plate.

16

Assemble risotto on a plate, add your basil and asparagus, and top with salmon. Enjoy!

Finished assembled plate

Ingredients

Risotto Ingredients
 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO)
 1 onion (diced)
 2 cloves garlic, minced
 1 cup Arborio rice
 ½ cup dry white wine
 4 cups chicken broth (substitute vegetable broth), warmed on stove
 ¼ cup cream (substitute half and half, milk, oat, or nut milk)
 ½ cup Parmesan cheese
 ½ tsp sea salt
 ½ tsp black pepper
 1 tbsp lemon zest
 1 lemon, juiced
 1 tbsp thinly sliced fresh basil
Salmon and Asparagus
 1 bunch asparagus, cut into 1" pieces
 2 wild salmon filets (substitute wild mushrooms)
 ½ tsp sea salt
 ½ tsp black pepper
 ½ tsp lemon zest

Directions

Risotto Instructions
1

Add 1 tsp EVOO to your pot and warm on medium high.

Base ingredients for risotto

2

Sauté the onion and garlic in the EVOO until onions become translucent.

3

Add Arborio rice and toast for approximately 2 minutes.

4

Add dry white wine and let alcohol cook off for approximately 2-3 minutes.

5

Add 1 cup of chicken broth to rice and stir every 1-2 minutes until broth is mostly absorbed. Continue to add broth 1 cup at a time until most of the broth is absorbed. Continue to stir risotto every 1-2 minutes.

6

When most of broth is absorbed, add cream and stir until it is mostly absorbed.

7

Finish your risotto by adding parmesan cheese, salt and pepper, lemon zest, lemon juice.

8

Add basil when serving.

Salmon Instructions
9

Preheat air fryer to 390 deg for 5 minutes. (If using sauté pan, preheat pan on medium high heat)

Salmon ingredients

10

Spray air fryer basket or pan with olive oil.

11

Season the salmon with salt, pepper, and lemon zest.

12

Air fry for 7 mins, adding or subtracting time depending on thickness of salmon. If sautéing, sauté for 3 minutes skin side up, and then 3-4 minutes skin side down until all of the dark pink is just cooked through.

Asparagus Instructions
13

Add asparagus to microwave safe bowl. Add 1 tbsp. of water to the bowl.

14

Cover and microwave for 3 minutes.

15

Add to an ice bath to stop cooking. Drain and set aside until assembling your plate.

16

Assemble risotto on a plate, add your basil and asparagus, and top with salmon. Enjoy!

Finished assembled plate

Notes

Salmon and Asparagus Risotto