Thursday, November 22, 2007

Vegan Pumpkin Risotto Recipe

INGREDIENTS:
  • 1 onion. diced
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 cups arborio (risotto) rice
  • 1 cup white wine
  • 4 cups vegetable broth
  • 1 cup canned pumpkin
  • 1 tsp fresh ginger, grated or minced
  • 1 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh basil
  • 1 tbsp margarine
  • salt and pepper to taste

PREPARATION:

Sautee the onion in olive oil over medium heat for three to five minutes, or until soft. Add the rice. Allow to cook, stirring, for a minute or two. Slowly add the wine.

Start to add the vegetable broth, 1/2 cup at a time.

Allow the moisture to cook off before adding the next 1/2 cup. Stir frequently.

Add remaining ingredients, stirring well, and cook for just a few minutes, until heated through.

From vegetarian.about.com

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

How many servings that the recipe yield?
I have a large family and I want to make this for Thanksgiving.

Meg said...

While I don't recall the exact number of servings, generally 2 cups of arborio rice serves 4 people as a mail course.