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Pumpkin & Walnut Risotto

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
Servings: 2 people

Ingredients

  • 1 cube Vegetable Stock
  • 500 ml Water boiled
  • 50 g Butter
  • 1 White Onion. Finely Diced
  • 1 Stick of Celery. Finely Diced
  • 1 Garlic Clove. Finely Diced
  • 150 g Arborio Risotto Rice
  • 125 ml White Wine
  • 150 g Pumpkin Puree
  • 25 g Butter
  • 50 g Roquefort Cheese crumbled
  • 50 g Walnuts chopped
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Add the vegetable stock cube to the boiling water and stir in thoroughly.
  • Heat up a large frying pan over a medium heat, add 25g of the butter.
  • Once the butter has melted, add the onion and celery. Cook for 10 minutes until softened.
  • Stir in the rice, until the grains start to turn translucent at the edges.
  • Turn up the heat a notch to medium-high, adding in the white wine. Stir until all the wine has disappeared. Add the dried sage.
  • Slowly stir in the vegetable stock by adding in one full ladle at a time, stirring continuously until fully incorporated and the rice is cooked. Do this over the course of about half an hour.
  • Stir in the pumpkin puree and take off the heat. Place a lid on top and leave to rest for 5 minutes.
  • As the risotto rests, melt the other 25g of butter in a separate frying pan add the walnuts to toast.
  • Serve the risotto. Top with the crumbled roquefort cheese and buttered toasted walnuts.