Butternut Squash Risotto with Pine Nuts, Balsamic Drizzle, and Fried Sage

If you want to add more Mediterranean recipes to your repertoire, Butternut Squash Risotto with Pine Nuts, Balsamic Drizzle, and Fried Sage might be a recipe you should try. One serving contains 575 calories, 17g of protein, and 22g of fat. For $2.9 per serving, this recipe covers 33% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. This recipe is liked by 21570 foodies and cooks. Many people really liked this main course. If you have pine nuts, fresh sage, salt and pepper, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is brought to you by Love and Olive Oil. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 2 hours. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. With a spoonacular score of 97%, this dish is excellent. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Kabocha Squash Risotto With Sage And Pine Nuts, Pasta With Butternut Squash, Sage, And Pine Nuts, and Roasted Butternut Squash with Sage and Pine Nuts.

Servings: 4

 

Ingredients:

1 cup arborio rice

1/2 cup grated Asiago cheese, divided

Balsamic Glaze*

1 small butternut squash

4 cups chicken stock

1/4 cup dry white wine

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage

8-10 fresh sage leaves

2 cloves garlic

1/4 cup pine nuts

salt and black pepper, to taste

3 shallots, chopped

1 tablespoon unsalted butter

Equipment:

oven

baking sheet

aluminum foil

food processor

sauce pan

slotted spoon

paper towels

frying pan

bowl

Cooking instruction summary:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.Cut squash in half lengthwise. Rub with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Arrange on a foil-lined baking sheet, cut side down. Prick outside skin a few times with a fork. Roast for 35 to 40 minutes, or until tender. Remove from oven and let cool slightly. Scoop flesh out of skin and purée in a food processor until smooth. Measure out 1 cup of purée and set aside.Meanwhile, warm chicken stock in a small saucepan set over low heat. Cover and keep warm.To prepare garnishes, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a very small saucepan set over medium heat. When oil is hot, add pine nuts, stirring until coated with oil. Toast for 2 to 3 minutes or until nuts start to turn golden brown. Keep an eye on them, they can go from toasted to burnt very quickly.Remove nuts from pan with a slotted spoon and transfer to a paper towel lined plate. Return pan to heat and add remaining 4 tablespoons oil, or enough to form a 1/4-thick layer in the bottom of the pan. When the oil is hot and shimmering, add sage leaves, 2 or 3 at a time (be careful, they will crackle). Cook for about 30 seconds then quickly remove from oil and transfer to a paper-towel lined plate to cool. Repeat with remaining leaves. Heat olive oil in a large saucepan set over medium heat. Add shallots and garlic and saute until softened and fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Add chopped sage and cook for another minute. Add rice and stir until grains are coated and start to turn transparent, about 2 minutes.Add wine and stir the wine has completely absorbed. Add 1/2 cup of warm chicken stock to the rice, stirring until liquid is mostly absorbed before adding more. Continue to add broth, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring constantly after each addition. After about 15 to 18 minutes, when the rice is almost done, stir in squash purée. Continue to cook until rice is creamy and al dente. Season with salt and pepper.Finish with butter and 1/4 cup grated Asiago, stirring until fully incorporated. Divide among serving bowls and top with remaining cheese, a drizzle of balsamic glaze, pine nuts, and sage leaves.

 

Step by step:


1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. Cut squash in half lengthwise. Rub with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Arrange on a foil-lined baking sheet, cut side down. Prick outside skin a few times with a fork. Roast for 35 to 40 minutes, or until tender.

3. Remove from oven and let cool slightly. Scoop flesh out of skin and purée in a food processor until smooth. Measure out 1 cup of purée and set aside.Meanwhile, warm chicken stock in a small saucepan set over low heat. Cover and keep warm.To prepare garnishes, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a very small saucepan set over medium heat. When oil is hot, add pine nuts, stirring until coated with oil. Toast for 2 to 3 minutes or until nuts start to turn golden brown. Keep an eye on them, they can go from toasted to burnt very quickly.

4. Remove nuts from pan with a slotted spoon and transfer to a paper towel lined plate. Return pan to heat and add remaining 4 tablespoons oil, or enough to form a 1/4-thick layer in the bottom of the pan. When the oil is hot and shimmering, add sage leaves, 2 or 3 at a time (be careful, they will crackle). Cook for about 30 seconds then quickly remove from oil and transfer to a paper-towel lined plate to cool. Repeat with remaining leaves.

5. Heat olive oil in a large saucepan set over medium heat.

6. Add shallots and garlic and saute until softened and fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes.

7. Add chopped sage and cook for another minute.

8. Add rice and stir until grains are coated and start to turn transparent, about 2 minutes.

9. Add wine and stir the wine has completely absorbed.

10. Add 1/2 cup of warm chicken stock to the rice, stirring until liquid is mostly absorbed before adding more. Continue to add broth, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring constantly after each addition. After about 15 to 18 minutes, when the rice is almost done, stir in squash purée. Continue to cook until rice is creamy and al dente. Season with salt and pepper.Finish with butter and 1/4 cup grated Asiago, stirring until fully incorporated. Divide among serving bowls and top with remaining cheese, a drizzle of balsamic glaze, pine nuts, and sage leaves.


Nutrition Information:

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574k Calories
17g Protein
22g Total Fat
76g Carbs
40% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
574k
29%

Fat
22g
34%

  Saturated Fat
6g
38%

Carbohydrates
76g
25%

  Sugar
10g
11%

Cholesterol
23mg
8%

Sodium
749mg
33%

Alcohol
1g
9%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
17g
35%

Vitamin A
20126IU
403%

Copper
5mg
265%

Manganese
1mg
95%

Vitamin C
41mg
51%

Folate
188µg
47%

Vitamin B3
8mg
43%

Vitamin B1
0.61mg
41%

Phosphorus
327mg
33%

Vitamin B6
0.63mg
32%

Potassium
1098mg
31%

Vitamin E
4mg
31%

Magnesium
120mg
30%

Iron
5mg
28%

Calcium
270mg
27%

Fiber
6g
25%

Selenium
17µg
24%

Vitamin B2
0.34mg
20%

Vitamin B5
1mg
16%

Zinc
2mg
15%

Vitamin K
12µg
11%

Vitamin B12
0.16µg
3%

covered percent of daily need
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