Squash Risotto | Risotto Recipes | Italian Recipes
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Recipe type: Dinner
Cuisine: Italian
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Serves: 2 people
 
Creamy squash risotto, one of the best comfort foods with arborio rice and soft squash
Ingredients
  • 200 gm diced pumpkin/squash
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • Coarse sea salt
  • 1 Tbsp pine nuts/cashew nuts
  • ½ Cup risotto/arborio rice
  • ½ Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 clove garlic an
  • ¼ Tsp cayenne pepper
  • ¾ Cup milk
  • ½ Tbsp butter
  • ½ Tsp black pepper
  • Salt to taste
  • Hard vegetarian cheese to grate on top as required
Method
  1. Roast pine nuts till lightly golden. Keep aside
  2. Dice the squash
  3. Smear little olive oil and season with salt
  4. Roast for 15 minutes at 200 Deg C or till soft
  5. Next heat olive oil
  6. Add chopped garlic and saute
  7. Sprinkle cayenne pepper powder and saute
  8. Next add arborio rice and coat well with the oil
  9. Pour a ladleful of boling water into the rice
  10. Let the rice absorb the water
  11. Further add one more ladleful of water and allow rice to absorb
  12. Repeat till rice grains turn soft. Might require a few ladlefuls, check before adding more
  13. When the rice has cooked, pour milk
  14. Add a blob of butter and let it cook well
  15. Season with black pepper and salt
  16. Tip in the roasted squash and mix well
  17. Garnish with grated vegetarian hard cheese if you like!
Notes
Use fresh cream for a creamier and smoother finish

Whole milk or full fat milk makes it richer and creamier

Add any herb like thyme or basil if you want
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/squash-risotto/