Asparagus risotto with honey marinated scallops

I love risotto and I think that lovely dish is great for a special occasion :)

Ingredients for 2:

1 cup of risotto rice
bunch of asparagus
3 cloves of garlic chopped
small red onion chopped
3 cups of vegetarian stock
3 tsp of grated Parmesan
1 tsp of pine nuts roasted
2 bags of wild Irish scallops
butter and olive oil for frying















Marinade for the scallops:


1 tsp of honey
3 tsp of olive oil
2 tsp of lemon juice 
salt + pepper


First of all you need to marinate the scallops.
Mix the olive oil, lemon juice and honey together with the seasoning and add the scallops to it. Leave in the fridge for at least an hour before cooking.

Then slowly fry the asparagus,onion...

 ...and garlic on low heat all together for about 10 minutes.

Then add the risotto rice and stir in gently and cook for a minute...

 ..then add little bit of the vegetarian stock ,just enough to cover the rice and slowly let the rice absorb it. Continue doing that until all the stock has been absorbed.

In the meantime heat the pan with olive oil and 1 tsp of butter and place the marinated scallops on it.

Fry them for 2 minutes each side and serve on top of the risotto...

...with some roasted pine nuts and Parmesan sprinkled on it.

                              Hope you will enjoy it as much as I did.