Pomegranate Risotto: A Colorful and Flavorful Recipe

• Preparation time: 30 minutes
• Cooking time: 30 minutes
• difficulty: Bassa 

How to make pomegranate risotto

With a creamy consistency, the risotto with pomegranate It's a first course you should serve often: it's rich in vitamin C and antioxidants, which are important for staying healthy. A simple dish to prepare, it's perfect if you're hosting friends over for dinner and want to wow them with a truly refined and original dish.

Il pomegranate It is a fruit made up of 80 percent water, it contains Vitamin C and B vitamins, fiber, protein, Phosphorus and a good amount of sodium, magnesium and iron. All property which make it an important food to use in the kitchen for many recipes, both sweet and savoury.

Ingredients for 4 people)

• 300 g of rice
• 1 onion
• 50 g butter
• 2 pomegranates
• 1 glass of red wine
• 700 ml of vegetable stock
• Grated Parmesan cheese

Preparation

• Finely chop the onion and brown it with a knob of butter in a pan.
• Add the rest of the butter and the rice and let it separate for a couple of minutes. Then pour in the glass of wine and let it evaporate.
• Put the vegetable broth in a saucepan and place it over low heat. Gradually add the vegetable broth, ladling it into the rice, until it's cooked through.
• Meanwhile, pass the pomegranate through a food mill. or in a potato masher and extract the juice. Leave a few whole kernels for garnish.
• Add pomegranate juice to the rice which will take on a pale pink color. Finish cooking the rice and garnish the plates with pomegranate seeds and grated Parmesan cheese.

Some variations

You can add the robiola to make the rice creamier, and it speck into strips to give a stronger flavour. Also excellent leek whole to brown together with the onion.

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