Welcome Spring Risotto

Ingredients

• ["Pesto", "1/2 cup packed ramp leaves", "1 1/2 cups packed spinach leaves", "1/3 cup chopped green garlic, green part only, chop and reserve white part for risotto", "1/2 teaspoon salt", "1/3 - 1/2 cups roasted walnut oil", "Risotto", "3 tablespoons EVOO", "1/2 cup minced scallions", "2 tablespoons reserved white parts of green garlic (chopped)", "2 1/2 cups arborio or carnaroli rice", "1/2 cup dry white vermouth", "6 - 7 cups vegetable stock, at simmer", "1 cup asparagus, cut in 1/2\" pieces on slant