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Tomato risotto recipe

Tomato risotto recipe

41 ratings

This cheerful Italian risotto is a vegetarian winner with shallots and tinned tomatoes adding depth of flavour. Fresh and filling, it's equally good as a midweek dinner as it is as a supper for guests. See method

  • Serves 4
  • 20 mins to prepare and 50 mins to cook
  • 327 calories / serving

Ingredients

  • 200g arborio rice
  • 25g butter
  • 50ml olive oil
  • 100ml dry white wine
  • 2 shallots, finely chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1l vegetable stock, kept hot on the stove
  • 1tbsp tomato puree
  • 400g canned chopped tomatoes
  • salt
  • pepper
  • pinch of dried oregano, to garnish
Risotto rice can always be swapped for paella rice

Each serving contains

  • Energy

    1380kj
    327kcal     16%

  • Fat

    12g 18%

  • Saturates

    5g 23%

  • Sugars

    4g 5%

  • Salt

    2.6g 43%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 48.1g Protein 5g Fibre 2.3g

Method

This cheerful Italian risotto is a vegetarian winner with shallots and tinned tomatoes adding depth of flavour. Fresh and filling, it's equally good as a midweek dinner as it is as a supper for guests.

  1. Heat the oil and the butter together in a large heavy-based saucepan over a medium heat. Saute the shallots gently for 4-5 minutes then add the garlic and continue to cook for a further 2 minutes.
  2. Add the rice and coat thoroughly in the butter, oil and shallot mixture and cook for 3-4 minutes or until the grains start to turn translucent. Add the white wine and increase the heat to allow it to evaporate almost entirely. Stir in the tomato purée and canned chopped tomatoes, then add a ladle of hot vegetable stock to the risotto, one at a time, stirring frequently until they are absorbed into the rice.
  3. Continue in this fashion until all the stock has been absorbed and the rice is soft yet still defined; usually 30-40 minutes. Adjust the seasoning as necessary then spoon onto serving plates. Garnish with a sprig of oregano leaves before serving.

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