Sweet Strawberry Risotto
Recipe: #4660
February 18, 2012
Categories: Side Dishes, Strawberry, Romantic Dinner, Valentine's Day, more
"A sweet treat for everyone! Can be served warm or cold! Recipe comes from Whole Foods Market."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (260.1 g)
- Calories 343
- Total Fat - 13.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 7.6 g
- Cholesterol - 24.3 mg
- Sodium - 623.8 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 51.5 g
- Dietary Fiber - 4.1 g
- Sugars - 13.7 g
- Protein - 5.3 g
- Calcium - 105.9 mg
- Iron - 0.7 mg
- Vitamin C - 20.9 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Heat milk, sugar and vanilla until just simmering, over medium heat. Cover and reduce heat to simmer to keep warm.
Step 2
Melt butter in a pot over medium heat. Add rice and cook, stirring often until lightly toasted, about 2 minutes.
Step 3
Add orange zest and juice and cook stirring constantly, until absorbed, about 2 minutes.
Step 4
Add about 1 cup of milk mixture and simmer, vigorously stirring often, until almost all has been absorbed, 3 - 5 minutes.
Step 5
Repeat the above step until all of the milk mixture has been absorbed. The rice will be thick and creamy in about 30 minutes total time.
Step 6
Remove from the heat and stir in the coconut milk and set aside for 5 minutes.
Step 7
Spoon chopped strawberries into the bottom of the serving bowls, top with risotto, garnish with sliced strawberries and serve
Step 8
Note: Lefovers are delicious served cold!
Tips
No special items needed.