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Cucina Rustica: Risotto With Early Autumn Veg Recipe

Recipe Ingredients :

2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp butter
1 onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup mushrooms, sliced
1 zucchini, large dice
1 sweet red pepper, diced
1 cup corn kernels, cooked
1 tsp fresh rosemary, chopped
1/4 tsp pepper
1 pinch salt
1 pinch hot pepper flakes
1 tbsp lemon rind, grated
1 1/2 cup arborio rice
4 1/2 cup vegetable/chicken stock
3/4 cup parmesan, freshly grated
1 tbsp lemon juice

Recipe Directions :

In large heavy saucepan, heat half each of the oil and butter over
medium heat; cook onion, garlic and mushrooms, stirring, for 5
minutes or until softened.

Add zucchini, red pepper, corn, rosemary, pepper, salt and hot pepper
flakes; cook, stirring for 3-5 minutes or until liquid has evaporated.
Remove from pan and set aside; keep warm.

Heat remaining oil and butter in same pan over medium-high heat. Add
lemon rind and rice; cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Stir in 1/2 cup of
the stock; cook, stirring constantly, until all liquid is absorbed.
Keep adding stock, 1/2 cup at a time, cooking and stirring until each
addition is absorbed before adding next, until rice is tender 15-18
minutes in total.

Stir in 1/2 cup of the cheese. Stir in lemon juice and vegetable
mixture; heat through. Season with more salt and pepper to taste.
Sprinkle with remaining cheese.

4 servings for $5.40CDN [Oct 94]

Per serving: about 560 calories, 16 g protein, 20 g fat, 80 g
carbohydrate high source fibre, excellent source calcium.

Serve with a tomato and lettuce salad.

Source: Canadian Living magazine Oct 94 Presented in article by Daphna
Rabinovitch: "Italian Country Cooking" Recipes developed by Canadian
Living Test Kitchen

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Serves: 4

 

Recipe Categories: Italian; Vegetable

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