• Turn the Instant Pot onto the "sauté" mode and let it heat up for about 1 minute. Add 1 tbsp of the avocado oil, then add the asparagus and sauté until just barely tender about 1-3 minutes. Remove the asparagus from the instant pot and reserve for later.
• Add another tbsp of the avocado oil and add the diced onions and garlic and sauté for about 2 minutes or until the onions are translucent.
• Add the arborio rice to the pot and stir for about a minute until the rice is lightly toasted and coated with the onion mixture.
• Add the white wine to the pot and stir until incorporated
• Add the vegetable broth, making sure that all of the rice grains that have become stuck to the side of the pot are pushed down into the liquid for even cooking. Turn off the sauté mode.
• Secure the lid onto your Instant Pot and set the function to "pressure cook" on high for 6 minutes.
• After the Instant Pot cycle finishes, allow the pressure to release naturally for 1-2 minutes before releasing any remaining steam carefully. Once you open the lid, give the rice a thorough stir to ensure that any excess liquid is fully absorbed.
• Add the lemon juice and lemon zest to the pot and stir. Add the partially or fully thawed frozen peas to the pot and stir gently.
• Add the sautéed asparagus back into the pot and stir just to incorporate. Do not over-stir as you do not want to crush the asparagus or the peas.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve immediately, garnished with additional lemon zest and chopped flat-leaf parsley if desired.

Stove-Top Instructions

• If you'd like to make this recipe, but do not have an Instant Pot, you can use a deep sauté pan or dutch oven to make this dish!
• Follow the exact same instructions up until step #4, except you will be adding the ingredients into a pan or dutch oven as opposed to an Instant Pot.
• When adding the vegetable broth, you cannot add it all at once as we did in the Instant Pot. Instead, slowly add the broth to the pan one ladleful at a time, stirring constantly until each ladleful of broth is completely absorbed by the rice. Continue this process until all of the broth has been added and the rice is cooked through.
• After the step above is complete, please follow along with the original recipe from here.