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Easy Caprese Risotto {Risotto Recipe Week}

September 27, 2016 By admin 10 comments

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Easy caprese risotto is a great way to use the last of your fresh, late-summer tomatoes and basil! Tender arborio rice, fresh garden tomatoes and basil, soft mozzarella cheese, and a drizzle of balsamic glaze on top.

Easy Caprese Risotto - A quick and easy lunch or dinner recipe. A great use for the end of the season garden tomatoes and basil. Recipe on basilmomma.com

 

It goes without saying that risotto recipes are the ultimate comfort food fare.  Do you know that rice pudding is actually just a sweet risotto?!
Whether it is sweet or savory, with meat or without, you can definitely make a meal out of risotto.  This time of year just screams COMFORT and WARMTH, and to me, a nice dish of well crafted risotto fits the bill perfectly!

I don’t know how or when the idea came to me to post 5 of my favorite risotto recipes this week.  Maybe I was a little chilly, possibly a little hungry…who knows. What I do know is that I occasionally get emails from readers, asking me if I have a standard recipe that I use.

My answer is always the same: there isn’t one.

I see risotto, like many rice dishes, to be a blank canvas in which you can add your own personal flair.  Use ingredients that sound good to you, just make sure to follow these basic steps every time:

  1. Cook it low and slow.
  2. Pay attention to your pot. Walking away can lead to disaster.
  3. Stir constantly. Non-stop is not necessary, but at least once every minute or two.
  4. Use warm stock/broth, not cold or room temperature.

Those are the little tenets I follow, and I have never messed this dish up.  Ever.

I’m debuting my favorite risotto recipe first.  This easy caprese risotto recipe is inspired by a similar recipe I saw in Gourmet Magazine, back in the late 90’s. I made it back then, but I have since shifted the ingredients and proportions to suit my tastes.  Best of all, this recipe uses no butter, and just a bit of half and half.  So it is lighter in calories than a heavier, cheese-laden pasta or rice dish.

So without further fanfare, I bring to you this delicious risotto recipe, number 1:

Easy Caprese Risotto - A quick and easy lunch or dinner recipe. A great use for the end of the season garden tomatoes and basil. Recipe on basilmomma.com

Easy Caprese Risotto with Balsamic Glaze. Enjoy this recipe!

Heather Tallman

Total Servings 6

Easy Caprese Risotto

10 minPrep (inc. refrigeration & rest time)

25 minCook Time

35 minTotal Time

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Ingredients

  • 5 Tb balsamic vinegar
  • 4 1/2 C of  low-fat/sodium chicken broth or stock
  • Extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 chopped leeks, rinsed/cleaned very well
  • 1 1/2 C arborio rice
  • 1/3 C dry white wine (I used Chardonnay)
  • 1/3 C half and half
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 1/2 C halved grape sized tomatoes (any variety)
  • 1/3 C chopped basil
  • 5 oz fresh mozzarella, diced into small pieces
  • Freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

  1. Place the vinegar in a small saucepan, bring to a boil over medium heat and cook until slightly syrupy and reduced.  Remove from heat and set aside.
  2. In a medium saucepan, bring broth to a simmer; cover and keep warm on a low setting.
  3. Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the leeks and saute for 3 minutes, or until tender. Add the rice and stir to combine.
  4. Cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Stir in the wine and cook for about a minute, or until fully absorbed.
  5. Reduce heat to medium and stir in 1 C of the warm broth. Cook 5 minutes, or until absorbed.  Continue to do this 1 C at a time until it is gone, about 15 minutes total.
  6. Stir in the half and half, add salt and pepper and cook 2 more minutes.
  7. Remove from heat, stir in the tomatoes, basil and cheese. Place into a serving dish and drizzle with the balsamic reduction and a tiny bit of extra virgin olive oil.
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Easy Caprese Risotto - A quick and easy lunch or dinner recipe. A great use for the end of the season garden tomatoes and basil. Recipe on basilmomma.com

This easy caprese risotto is creamy and packed full of flavor, yet it is subtle and not at all overwhelming. I have served this as a side dish many times, and it also makes a nice late afternoon lunch.

If you want to try another delicious caprese dish, check out my post for tossed caprese salad.Easy Caprese Risotto - A quick and easy lunch or dinner recipe. A great use for the end of the season garden tomatoes and basil. Recipe on basilmomma.com

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10 responses to “Easy Caprese Risotto {Risotto Recipe Week}”

  1. Mia says:
    October 3, 2011 at 11:30 am
    My two favorite ingredients!! I love love risotto. I love your combination!! I made spinach risotto a few nights ago. Love the stuff!
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  2. [email protected]'s Dinnertime Dish says:
    October 3, 2011 at 1:07 pm
    I love risotto, too! Your's looks delicious, and I'm sure it's very fresh tasting with the grape tomatoes and fresh basi. I'm thinking it would be good with shrimp in it, too.
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  3. Lesa @Edesia's Notebook says:
    October 3, 2011 at 1:15 pm
    That looks amazing, Heather. I can't wait to see what else you have up your sleeve!
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  4. Cassie @ Bake Your Day says:
    October 3, 2011 at 3:54 pm
    The glaze is a fantastic idea with those flavors. I'm excited to see the recipes that you post...I love risotto and can definitely eat it alone as a meal. I don't really have a recipe either, it's more of a process. I like how you described it: a blank canvas!
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  5. carolinaheartstrings says:
    October 3, 2011 at 4:53 pm
    Well I think it is high time I made risotto. This looks just terrific.
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  6. Carrie's Experimental Kitchen says:
    October 3, 2011 at 5:41 pm
    Mmmm..all of my favorite ingredients all in one place!
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  7. Angie says:
    October 3, 2011 at 8:26 pm
    Love risotto - I'm making a barley risotto this week. Then next week is pumpkin risotto (does that surprise you - pumpkin in my life!?)
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  8. Fundamental Learning Academy for Girls says:
    October 4, 2011 at 12:17 am
    omg! I have been waiting for risotto recipes gimme gimme !!!!
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  9. Tiffany Booth says:
    October 5, 2011 at 3:03 am
    This sounds FAB! Love your site! I’m your newest follower on GFC and Networked Blogs! I’d love to have you as a follower on the PS Beauty Blog too! I look forward to reading more of your posts :)
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  10. Lizzy says:
    October 7, 2011 at 11:21 am
    Mmmmm....I think this is my favorite of the week! How fabulous!
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