Mediterranean Vegetable Risotto with Two Cheeses
Equipment
- knife
- Cutting board
- Colander
Ingredients
- 1 small eggplant
- ½ zucchini
- Salt
- Pepper
- 1 onion
- 4 sun-dried tomatoes in oil
- ½ red bell pepper
- ½ yellow bell pepper
- 300 g Arborio rice
- 300 ml tomato juice
- 500 ml vegetable or chicken broth
- 1 garlic clove
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- 40 g grated mozzarella cheese
- 40 g Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Cut the eggplant and zucchini into small cubes.
- Sprinkle the eggplant cubes with salt and let them sit in a colander for 30 minutes.
- Rinse and drain the cubes afterward.
- Finely chop the onion.
- Drain the sun-dried tomatoes (reserve 4 tablespoons of the oil).
- Cut the bell peppers into half strips.
- Mix the tomato juice with the broth.
- Heat the reserved tomato oil in a large skillet and sauté the onion until soft and translucent (but not brown).
- Squeeze the garlic clove into the skillet, then add the eggplant, zucchini, sun-dried tomatoes, bell peppers, and oregano.
- Cook while stirring for about 3 minutes.
- Add the rice to the skillet.
- Stir well and cook, stirring constantly until the rice grains become translucent.
- Pour in 100ml of the tomato broth mixture and stir the rice.
- Let the rice simmer over medium-low heat in an open pan until most of the liquid is absorbed.
- Gradually add the remaining broth mixture, waiting until the previous amount is almost absorbed before adding more.
- Stir regularly.
- The risotto is done when the rice grains are al dente.
- Stir in the grated cheeses until melted.
- Continue heating until the cheese is fully melted.
- Season the risotto with salt and pepper to taste.
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Nutritional Information
Calories: 400 kcal | Carbohydrates: 65 g | Protein: 12 g | Fat: 10 g | Sugar: 10 g