Orzotto with something other than mushrooms?

Hatster

A while ago I had the most delicious pearl barley risotto with mushrooms. Apparently a pearl barley risotto is called orzotto. I rushed out and bought myself a packet of pearl barley, meaning to recreate it, but the only recipes I can find are for orzotto with mushrooms, and my husband hates mushrooms. Meanwhile, I'm trying to eat my way through our store cupboards before we move house. Now, I could wait till he goes away on holiday and then invite lots of people round for a mushroom fest (actually, this really sounds like a pretty good idea!) or I could try and cook an orzotto with some other kind of veg. So the question is - does anyone have a recipe for orzotto?

newlywed

Hatster wrote: »

A while ago I had the most delicious pearl barley risotto with mushrooms. Apparently a pearl barley risotto is called orzotto. I rushed out and bought myself a packet of pearl barley, meaning to recreate it, but the only recipes I can find are for orzotto with mushrooms, and my husband hates mushrooms. Meanwhile, I'm trying to eat my way through our store cupboards before we move house. Now, I could wait till he goes away on holiday and then invite lots of people round for a mushroom fest (actually, this really sounds like a pretty good idea!) or I could try and cook an orzotto with some other kind of veg. So the question is - does anyone have a recipe for orzotto?

I've seen them called Barlotto
Spinach one here: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_drink/recipes/article586806.ece

I use pearl barley to stuff peppers instead of using rice and it's lovely.

This site was good for other recipes using barley: http://www.barleyfoods.org/recipes.html

Hatster

Perfect! My husband loves spinach!