spinach and mushroom risotto

February 8, 2011
simmering on the stove
Risotto has become my go-to recipe. It's easy to change so that it incorporates seasonal vegetables or you can pretty much just add whatever you want. My friend Heather, who I hadn't seen for a year since we were in Italy, came over for dinner so I thought it might be fun to have risotto. I knew I wanted spinach and I knew I wanted mushrooms. I also felt confident enough in my general knowledge of risotto that I was able to pull it together without a recipe. I'm so proud! It was so creamy and delicious. Heather and I ate the whole thing! Just kidding... the dish probably serves 6 to 8. But it did make for some really delicious leftovers.
creamy and delicious
all gone!
spinach and mushroom risotto

spinach and mushroom risotto

1 quart (32 oz.) vegetable stock
2 cups water
1 onion, chopped
3 cloves of garlic, minced
2 cups of arborio rice
3/4 cup white wine
10 shitake mushrooms, sliced (or 2 cups sliced of whatever you want)
3-4 cups (5 oz.) fresh, finely chopped spinach
1/2 cup grated parmigiano reggiano
salt and pepper to taste

In a medium pot, bring vegetable stock and water to a boil. Reduce heat to low and let simmer. In a large pan, sautee the garlic and onions in olive oil until soft. Add rice and stir for 2 minutes, until lightly toasted. Add white wine and stir until absorbed. Once absorbed, add one and a half ladles of warm stock to the rice mixture, stirring until absorbed. Repeat this process until you have two ladle left to add.

During the ladle process, sautee the mushrooms in olive oil until cooked and season with salt and papper. At the second to last ladle, add the spinach with the stock and stir. Once absorbed, add the last ladle with the mushrooms. Stir in the parmigiano and add salt and pepper to taste. Voila.

19 comments:

  1. OMG that looks amazing! :)
    I'm soooo hungry now! :D
    xxx

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  2. i think im gonna have to make this. asap. yesterday, even.

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  3. Oh my word, this looks stunning! Om Nom, all the flavours I love (:

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  4. ooh it looks so yummy! i love risotto!

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  5. Ohmygod, that looks divine! And so healthy. Thanks for the comment, I'm excited to keep checking out your blog, and I bet SF has something at least similar to a Restaurant Week...it's cosmopolitan enough to try it, at least!

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  6. it looks so yummy! i'll be definitely trying it! check out my recent recipe: http://cypingirl.blogspot.com/2011/02/greek-pasta.html

    greetings xxx

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  7. so so great one :)

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  8. I love Risotto, but mine always comes out a littttle too hard. I'm not very good with rice :X

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  9. hmmm i think i'll have to try this, this week!! looks amazing.

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  10. Maddy- I think the trick to "soft" rice is to lower the heat! That way the risotto has longer to simmer and absorb the liquid rather than it all evaporating really quickly.

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  11. That looks so delicious! Will try it soon.
    Also, I just want to say that I love your blog! You have such a wonderful style.

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  12. Gorgeous photos! I always get so hungry after visiting your blog...yum!!

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  13. God, I'm in love with the food you make + your photos!

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  14. you had me at risotto, you had me again at mushroom, and then again at spinach. YUM!!!!

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  15. oh man, I love risotto, this looks delicious!

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  16. nom :) I made risotto tonight too, its so easy and yummy

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  17. I feel so honored to have my name in this post, next to this amazing food! Thanks again for having me over, it was incredible. (I promise I haven't forgotten about a reunion, life is just getting the best of me!)

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  18. i'm totally saving this to try!

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