Savory Blueberry Risotto
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Prep time: 5 mins
Cook time: 30 mins
Total time: 35 mins
Serves: 4-6
Ingredients
  • 1 cup fresh blueberries
  • 1 1/2 cups Arborio rice
  • 1/4 cup chopped onion
  • butter and olive oil
  • 1/2 cup white wine
  • salt and freshly cracked black pepper
  • 4-5 cups warm chicken broth
  • 1 TB chopped fresh thyme
  • 1/4 freshly grated asiago cheese
  • 1/2 tsp lemon juice
Instructions
  1. In a medium pot over medium heat, sauté onions in a bit of butter and olive oil until translucent.
  2. Add the rice and stir for about a minute. Add the wine and simmer over low-medium heat until the rice has just about absorbed all the wine. Ladle in the first cup of chicken broth as well the blueberries and thyme into the rice.
  3. Stir constantly until nearly all liquid has been absorbed. Keep adding the broth, a cup at a time, until the rice is tender. After the last cup of liquid has been absorbed, sprinkle in a bit of salt and black pepper as well as the asiago cheese and lemon juice.
  4. Serve piping hot!
Recipe by Everyday Belle at http://www.everydaybelle.com/2011/06/savory-blueberry-risotto/