Risotto with sun-dried tomatoes, aromatic herbs, and olives: a colorful and tasty dish (Video)

RISOTTO RECIPE WITH DRIED TOMATOES –

In the kitchen, to prepare truly original dishes with a surprising taste, you don't need to use special ingredients: just combine together, for example, three delicacies such as dry tomatoes, rocket pesto and olive to make a truly special risotto in a short time.

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RISOTTO WITH DRIED TOMATOES, ARUGULA AND OLIVES –

A colourful and very tasty first course, which involves the use of black rice, a whole grain variety originally from China, with large, black grains and an aroma so intense it's reminiscent of freshly baked bread.

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BLACK RICE RECIPE WITH DRIED TOMATOES, OLIVES, AND Arugula PESTO –

Let's see together, through the suggestions of chef Simone Salvini, How to prepare black rice with dried tomatoes, olives, and arugula pesto:

Ingredients

• 400g of whole grain black rice
• 100 g of dried tomatoes
• 100g of Bella di Cerignola green olives
• 200g of aromatic herbs (mint, basil, rocket)
• 200 ml of extra virgin olive oil
• 100 gr of peeled almonds
• Extra virgin olive oil (for decoration) to taste
• 1 whole dried chili pepper
• Lemon zest to taste

Preparation

- Cook the black rice in plenty of salted water for about 42 minutes.

- Meanwhile, chop the sun-dried tomatoes and olives and add them to the rice once it's ready.

- Finely chop the peel Lemon; and season the rice with the zest and a few drops of spicy oil.

- Blanch the herbs in salted water for one minute, drain them, and then cool them in iced water.

- Remove the aromatic herbs from the water and blend them together with the oil and the almonds until the mixture becomes smooth. Season with salt and refrigerate.

- Serve the black rice with a quenelle of herb pesto.

VIDEO RECIPE FOR RISOTTO WITH DRIED TOMATOES:

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