so, a few weeks ago, i was out on a coffee date, and i said something like "i like bright colors and bright things" because if you have ever seen my apartment (or my dorm room in college) you'll know thats true. i mean, my bathroom is bright plum pink right now. and the guy looked at me, wearing a dark grey and navy sweater, and he was like "yeah, right."
well, i think that this beet risotto is very much a "bright" thing that i also enjoyed....it turned out hot pink!!!
the beets came from my new CSA (more on that in the next post), and i found a great recipe for a beet risotto on epicurious. so i figured...lets try it! my first time really making risotto, actually. i've watched other people make it, and i've tasted many delicious kinds, and i made a similar rice dish once with arborio rice, but never real risotto. so, i pulled out my beautiful saute pan (that i bought for making pastry cream, as it has a perfectly rounded bottom so you can whisk everything and nothing gets stuck in corners/edges.) threw the onions in, rice, white wine, then chicken stock. meanwhile, the beets were roasting in the oven. once the risotto was ready, and the beets roasted, cooled, and chopped up, they got mixed in with a bit of parmesan cheese and it all turned a beautiful, brilliant hot pink color. super tasty...but slightly off-putting to eat? its really pink.
first risotto attempt: success!
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