Recipe: Tomato Risotto
By Thomas Cenci
A perfect dish that can be made all year round, with so many different combinations and flavors possible it’s a popular choice for most dinners, try out this tomato risotto and tell us how you get on.
Ingredients:
• 5 oz risotto rice
• 2 oz tomato juice
• 2 oz sun dried tomatoes
• 1 tbsp tomato purée
• 2 oz chicken or vegetable stock
• ½ onion
• 1 clove garlic
• 3 tbsp white wine
• 1oz unsalted butter
• 1 tbsp fresh basil leaves
Method:
1. Finely chop the onion and garlic and place into a sauce pan with the butter.
2. Gently allow to cook until the onion becomes soft then add the risotto rice.
3. After a few more minutes add the purée, white wine and tomato juice then bring to the boil.
4. Reduce the heat and simmer gently for 5-6 minutes.
5. Pour a small amount of stock if necessary to prevent the rice from drying out, and continue to simmer for a further eight minutes or until the rice is tender.
6. Remove from the heat and stir in the freshly chopped basil and dried tomatoes.
7. Ladle into serving dishes and serve.
May 28th, 2008 at 2:30 am
tomato risotto is my all time favorite - thanks for the recipe
~plantgirl of http://squarefootgardenblog.com
May 28th, 2008 at 5:49 am
Sounds scrumptious!!!
May 28th, 2008 at 9:56 am
Ooooh, I love risotto almost as much as I love tomatoes. I can’t wait to try this!
May 28th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
Risotto is a favorite here, too — this looks delicious!
May 28th, 2008 at 11:01 pm
Another great recipe. Thanks.
Debbi
May 28th, 2008 at 11:14 pm
one of these days my dear Thomas, you will regret inviting me to dinner!
May 29th, 2008 at 12:11 am
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May 29th, 2008 at 8:59 am
I’m sure you’ll be pleasantly surprised Micheal
Great response to this recipe as well.