After living in Italy for a while, I realized that instead of having carbs as main ingredient, I (we) prefer vegetables. This is of course not how most of the traditional Italian main dishes are served. Our Italian friends will disagree with my recipes and will surely prefer old-school ones. Anyway, as docV I have my good reasons to create my versions, although the traditional dishes are super tasty.
A few days ago I made a risotto with tomatoes, canned artichokes and cheese. Chop 1 red onion, 2 carots, 4 garlic cloves, 1 chili and put everything in the simmer pan. Add 160 grams of risotto rice and a drizzle of olive oil. Mix and start frying. Add 2 teaspoons of dried thyme and 2 teaspoons of dried oregano. Stir and fry. After 5-7 minutes, add 600 grams of halved cherry tomatoes. Continue to bake. After another 5 minutes, pour 1 glass of white wine in the pan. Allow to evaporate. Stir, continue simmering. Add gradually some vegetable stock. Stir regularly. Once the rice is al dente, add the drained and quartered artichokes and a table spoon of balsamic vinegar. Finish the cooking. Taste, add pepper and salt if needed.
Serve with some grated parmesan or mozzarella and chopped fresh parsley.
PS I don’t want to compete with the traditional risotto, but I prefer the lighter, healthier version.
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Hi Veerle, I so enjoy your travelogue and recipes. Your one-pot recipes are inspiring— I adapt them for my dinners. A question re: the risotto recipe- you pour one glass of white wine into the pan but made no mention of pouring one for the cook. THAT would have been my first step! Thanks for all your yummy inspiration.
Kathy Rockville, MD, USA
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Hi Kathy, so lovely to read you are enjoying following my blog.
PS I agree your first step is also inspiring 😘
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