Havarti Risotto

  • 1 1/2 cups raw Arborio rice
  • 1 cup sliced mushrooms
  • 2/3 cup diced havarti cheese
  • 1/3 cup + 3 tbsp dry white wine
  • salt and pepper
  • 1/2 cup pine nuts
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/4 cup minced onion
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 2 tbsp grated parmesan
  • 3 cups boiling water
  1. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a dutch oven and lightly saute the mushrooms.  Remove from pot.
  2. Add 1 tbsp olive oil and saute onion.  Cook until tender. Pour in rice and cook 3 minutes.
  3. Let the havarti stand in the milk.
  4. Add 1/3 cup wine and stir until it is absorved. Add 2 1/2 to 3 cups boiling water 1/4 cup at a time, over the next 20 minutes.  Stir until absorbed after each addition. 
  5. Add the havarti and milk, 3 tbsp wine, and stir until absorved. Add the pine nuts, and the mushrooms.  Stir in parmesan.Season to taste.  Serve

 

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