Adventures in cooking

[venetia_sassy]

Risotto with Beet Greens and Roasted Beets

It was pretty good? I usually avoid risottos that require all the stirring, I don't have the energy to stand there stirring for half an hour. But this one included the greens and I Iiked that so I just pulled a stool up to the stove and kept stirring.

Thoughts

Beet greens are pretty! I did not know that before I bought this lot.

Peeling beetroot is messy but fortunately I had disposable gloves.

The colour of the risotto was incredible. Really, really gorgeous.

The sweetness of the roasted beets came through in the risotto but whenever I bit into a larger piece of beetroot I got a hit of that earth flavour. I think it's a tastebud thing. Mum liked it but if the flavour had been any stronger I wouldn't have wanted to keep eating.

I still have a couple of beetroot and I'm considering something like Balsamic and Brown Sugar Glazed Beets for those.