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This tasty dish
combines the sweetness of roasted pumpkin and salty
taste of feta cheese to create a sensational risotto...
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3¼
cups |
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peeled, cubed pumpkin |
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1
Tbs |
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olive oil |
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4
cups |
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vegetable broth |
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½
tsp |
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chopped fresh garlic |
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1
medium |
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onion, diced |
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½
lb |
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ground Italian sausage |
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1
cup |
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baby
spinach leaves |
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6
oz |
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feta
cheese, cubed |
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salt
and pepper to taste |
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2
cups |
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Arborio rice |
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1 |
Preheat oven
to 400 degrees F. Brush a baking dish with olive
oil. |
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2 |
Place
pumpkin in a vegetable steamer over 1 inch of
boiling water, and cover. Cook until tender but
still firm. Transfer pumpkin to baking dish, and
brush with oil. Season with salt and pepper.
Bake until golden brown. |
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3 |
Meanwhile,
heat olive oil in a saucepan. Cook onion, garlic
and sausage until onion is tender and sausage is
cooked. Stir in rice, and cook for 1-2 minutes.
Slowly add vegetable broth ½ cup at a time,
stirring frequently and allowing all of the
liquid to be absorbed before adding more broth.
Continue cooking until the rice is tender to
bite, and then season with salt and pepper to
taste. |
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4 |
When the
pumpkin is almost done, place feta on a baking
sheet and bake in the preheated oven until the
cheese is hot and beginning to melt around the
edges. |
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5 |
Mash ½ of
the pumpkin, and stir into the risotto with the
spinach. Ladle risotto into bowls, and top with
remaining pumpkin cubes and heated feta. |
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Servings: 4 |
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