Dinner Tonight: Summer Squash Risotto

Name: Dinner Tonight: Summer Squash Risotto
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 4 Tbsps balsamic vinegar; 1 medium onion; 118 milliliters grated Parmesan cheese, plus more for garnish; 473 milliliters risotto rice, such as Arborio; 3 Tbsps herbs such as sage, marjoram, savory; 4 servings Salt and pepper to taste; 6 squash blossoms (optional); 6 Tbsps unsalted butter; 2 liters chicken or vegetable stock; 79 milliliters white wine; 113 grams summer squash or zucchini, ends trimmed and cut into bite-sized pieces

The recipe Dinner Tonight: Summer Squash Risotto could satisfy your Mediterranean craving in roughly 45 minutes. This main course has 630 calories, 12g of protein, and 21g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 19% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is perfect for The Fourth Of July. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. A mixture of salt and pepper, squash blossoms, herbs such as sage, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty.

Instructions

Bring the stock to a boil in a saucepan and keep at a simmer. In a large, heavy pot melt 2 tablespoons of the butter and saute the onions over medium heat until soft.

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Butter

Onion

Stock

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Sauce Pan

Pot

Add the rice and stir well, ensuring all the grains are coated in fat, and cook for 1-2 minutes.

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Grains

Rice

Add the wine and a couple pinches of salt and allow it to absorb into the rice; once it has add about 1 cup of stock and stir well. Stir often as the stock is absorbed, adding it 1 cup at a time whenever the pot is almost dry again.

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Stock

Rice

Salt

Wine

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Pot

In the meantime, melt 2 more tablespoons of butter in a large saute pan over high heat and cook the squash or zucchini until golden. Set aside.

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Zucchini

Butter

Squash

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Frying Pan

When the rice is nearly soft still with a "chalky" hard center, add the squash or zucchini, squash blossoms, and herbs. Stir well and add more stock. Cook, adding stock if necessary, until the rice is tender, then stir in the remaining butter, Parmesan, and balsamic vinegar. Turn off the heat and cover, allowing the pot to sit for 2 minutes (prepare shallow bowls in the meantime). Ladle into bowls and serve with more Parmesan as a garnish.

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Balsamic Vinegar