🫐 Beet Risotto

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Bright fuchsia beet risotto with gorgonzola and toasted walnuts.

⏱️ 45 min🍽️ 2 servings👩‍🍳 Medium🔥 689 calories per serving💪 17 g protein per serving

Ingredients

  • 6.3 oz (180 g), about 1 scant cup dry arborio rice
  • 7 oz (200 g), about 2 small, cooked beets
  • 2.1 oz (60 g) gorgonzola
  • 3 cups (700 ml) vegetable broth
  • 3 tbsp (40 g) butter
  • 1/3 cup (80 ml) white wine
  • 2.8 oz (80 g), about 1/2 medium onion
  • to taste black pepper

How to make it, step by step

  1. Blend the cooked beets with a little vegetable broth until creamy.
  2. Sauté the onion in butter. Add the arborio rice and toast for 2 minutes.
  3. Pour in the white wine and let it evaporate. Gradually add the beet purée and the hot broth.
  4. Stir for 18 minutes. The risotto should turn a deep fuchsia color.
  5. Finish by stirring in butter, add the gorgonzola in chunks and serve with black pepper.

Nutrition facts (per serving)

689
calories
17 g
protein
92 g
carbs
26 g
fat

Values are approximate.

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