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Beet Risotto

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New Media Publishing / Photography: Flat Art Studios.com / Stylist: Abigail Donnelly

50 mins total
0 mins prep

Recipe Filed Under
Rice, Italian, Pressure Cooker, One-Dish, Vegetarian, Healthy, Main Dish, Winter, Christmas, Birthday

Provided By: Michelle Huneven

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This is a festive and unusual dish that has converted several ardent beet-haters into beet-lovers. I like to use a mixture of mild Chiogga (striped), red, and/or yellow beets in this recipe. If you bought your beets with their tops, the greens can be sautéed (see greens recipe in this article) and served alongside, or used another time.

Ingredients

Serves:

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 onion, chopped

3 1/2 cups beets, peeled and cut inot 1/2-inch cubes

1 1/2 cups Arborio rice

2 ounces white wine

4 to 6 cups Vegetable Stock, heated to a boil, then simmering (*see recipe, below)

2-3 sprigs fresh thyme

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

soft goat cheese

1/4 cup hazelnuts, roasted and chopped

Directions

Vegetable Stock recipe

Heat olive oil over medium hot flame. Add onions and stir until onions soften, about one minute. Add beets and rice and stir to coat everything with the oil, about one minute. Deglaze pan with white wine.

If using pressure cooker, add 3 ½ cups of stock and thyme sprigs, lock pressure cooker lid, bring to high pressure and cook there for 7 minutes. Quick release and test for doneness. If rice and beets are still hard, add a little extra stock, reseal and cook at high pressure for another one to two minutes. If they are only slightly underdone, add a little more stock and stir until done.

If not using pressure cooker, begin adding stock one half cup at a time, stirring the rice and beet mixture constantly until stock is absorbed, then adding more stock until beets are tender and rice is al dente, about 30 to 40 minutes.

When risotto is done, pluck out the thyme stems, then beat in half the parmesan cheese (reserving the other half for the table).

Serve with a sprinkling of parmigiano, a good dollop (one ounce or more) of soft goat cheese and a sprinkling of chopped hazelnuts.