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Risotto with Pesto

A bright green risotto: basil, pine nuts, garlic and olive oil are blended into a quick pesto stirred in at the very end. Because it is added off the heat, the basil stays fresh and fragrant.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on30 min
  • Total46 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Pesto

  • 1 clovegarlic, medium, halved
  • 28 gfresh basil leaves, about 3/4 cup packed
  • 35 gpine nuts
  • 3 tbspextra-virgin olive oil
  • ½ tspsalt

Risotto

  • ½yellow onion, medium
  • 2 tbspextra-virgin olive oil
  • 350 gItalian risotto rice, Carnaroli, Vialone Nano or Arborio
  • 1.4 Lwater, hot
  • 1 tspsalt, for the cooking water

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
  • Vegan

Contains

  • Tree nuts
  • Pine nut
  • Rice
  • Olive
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Basil

Taste

  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh

Texture

  • Creamy

Equipment

  • Stovetop
  • Food processor

Season

  • Summer

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 2
  • One pot

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: high
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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