Risotto With Baby Beetroot Recipe

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Risotto With Baby Beetroot
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Chop off beetroot leaves leaving 2cm stems and wash.
  2. Steam boil or bake for about 20 minutes.
  3. Beets are cooked when they can be easily pierced with a skewer.
  4. Allow to cool and peel off skins and chop into fine cubes.
  5. Wash hands and put beets aside.
  6. Heat stock until just boiling.
  7. Heat oil in a heavy based saucepan and sweat the eschalots or onion until soft.
  8. Add rice and stir to coat with oil.
  9. Add wine and keep stirring until the wine has evaporated.
  10. Turn down heat and add beetroot and a good ladle of stock.
  11. Adjust heat so that rice simmers, adding more stock as the liquid is absorbed.
  12. This will take 16-18 minutes.
  13. Taste foe seasoning.
  14. When risotto is cooked al dente, add butter and fresh parmesan and stir well.
  15. Allow to sit for one minute and serve with parmesan slithers and freshly snipped chives on top.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 539.12 Kcal (2257 kJ)
Calories from fat 157.5 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 17.5g 27%
Cholesterol 21.5mg 7%
Sodium 50.71mg 2%
Potassium 145.87mg 3%
Total Carbs 75.09g 25%
Sugars 3.14g 13%
Dietary Fiber 2.15g 9%
Protein 8.09g 16%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 4%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 3%
Iron 0.4mg 2%
Calcium 15.3mg 2%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 299.01 Kcal (1252 kJ)
Calories from fat 87.35 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9.71g 27%
Cholesterol 11.92mg 7%
Sodium 28.12mg 2%
Potassium 80.9mg 3%
Total Carbs 41.64g 25%
Sugars 1.74g 13%
Dietary Fiber 1.19g 9%
Protein 4.49g 16%
Vitamin C 1.4mg 4%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 3%
Iron 0.2mg 2%
Calcium 8.5mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 11.8
    Points
  • 13
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium,
  • low cholesterol

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