Almond Cake, Pea Risotto

I love risotto straight up and on its own, but I wanted to add a textural contrast to the creamy dish.  My obvious inclinations were towards meat and fish, but I just wasn't in the mood for either on this particular night.  I had a ton of almond paste on hand, so I thought I'd alter an almond cake recipe by deleting much of the sugar to make a savory cake.  The cake added an explosion of almond flavor, which matched well with the creamy risotto and the sweet peas.  The key to injecting pea flavor into the risotto was done by folding in a pea puree to the rice just before serving.

Check out my full recipe over at Gothamist....