The best Very Good Recipes of Risotto from Alessandra Zecchini

There are 9 Risotto recipes on the blog Alessandra Zecchini. (2139 on all the blogs)

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Risotto with radicchio -

Alessandra Zecchini 02/01/18 06:11
One of the many joys of winter in Italy is the abundance of radicchio, and there are so many varieties, like this long and compact beauty, perfect for risotto. I also found my Mum's old green pot (about 50 years old) which she always used to make risotto,...
- Radicchio
- Risotto
Red Beetroot risotto with Parmigiano Reggiano and Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena, step by step -

Alessandra Zecchini 04/04/17 10:11
This is a super risotto, I am so proud of it!! I made the recipe many years ago for a magazine but I used shaved Parmigiano, but I think that cut into chunks is better. Start like for all good risottos, with plenty of butter and a chopped onion (I used...
Risi e bisi coi baccelli - Fresh pea risotto with pea pod broth -

Alessandra Zecchini 02/07/17 06:13
Peas are a precious crop for me, I don't like to buy big bags of frozen peas like everyone seems to do in New Zealand (and other countries), it makes them feel 'cheap' and 'common' and an everyday boring side veggie... In fact I think that in so many years...
- Risotto
- Broth
- Pea
Berries with stracciatella cream, and artichoke risotto -

Alessandra Zecchini 01/10/17 03:11
This is a super fast dessert: whip some cream and fold in some grated dark chocolate, cannot really see it much as it blends with the cream but the taste will be like a light chocolate mousse. Then top with strawberries and raspberries. So much better than...
- Artichoke
- Risotto
- Cream
Risotto with hop shoots step by step -

Alessandra Zecchini 05/02/16 05:52
Hops grow wild at my Aunt Alice's in the North of Veneto Pick the new shoots and wash well, then chop. Add a small chopped onion and then sauté with butter or olive oil (if making a vegan risotto). Add carnaroli or another risotto rice and then, when the...
- Risotto
- Hops
Two easy and filling Italian style vegan dishes: quick Fregola (or Israeli couscous) di verdura and quick Risotto di verdura -

Alessandra Zecchini 04/10/13 19:22
These recipes are so simple that I wasn't even sure if to publish them, but sometimes we need simple, quick and filling food, and since these dishes taste great and are very healthy too, I thought that some readers may like them. Also FYI, in NZ it is very...
- Couscous
- Risotto
- Italian
- Quick
- Vegan
Bence makes strawberry risotto -

Alessandra Zecchini 01/03/13 01:08
Bence and Judit are visiting from Japan (btw, they are Hungarians, not Japanese), and last night Bence made us a yummy strawberry risotto. He chopped half a onion and cooked it in butter, then added 500g of carnaroli rice and a glass of white wine. He chopped...
- Strawberry
- Risotto
Leek and edamame risotto, Sunday out at the Hobsonville Farmers Market, ice cream at Giapo, and what Trip Advisor says -

Alessandra Zecchini 06/05/12 10:22
Chop one large leek and wash it, then sauté with olive oil until soft. Add one cup of shelled edamame (I used the frozen ones) and sauté until the edamame are starting to cook. Add 400 g arborio rice and stir, when the rice is starting to be really really...
- Ice cream
- Edamame
- Risotto
- Leek
Red Wine Risotto, Step by Step -

Alessandra Zecchini 05/25/11 03:44
I tend to use white wine for risotto, and no more than a glass, so this is a bit different. I had half a bottle of nice Otago Pinot Noir to finish, a real leftover which couldn't really be drunk. And I saw this recipe by Tamara, the queen of risotto! Tamara...
- Risotto
- Wine
- Red