✓ How to Cook Tasty [Vegan] Butternut Squash Risotto

[Vegan] Butternut Squash Risotto. Vegan Mushroom Barley Risotto is one of my favorite dishes from Italian cuisine and it goes down swimmingly in our rice-loving home. Butternut squash makes the risotto extra special, adding a deep, rich sweetness highlighted by the warm smokiness of the sage. You need to try this vegan butternut squash risotto, it's absolutely amazing, super healthy and really easy to make!

[Vegan] Butternut Squash Risotto This is one of my favorite dishes to make for Thanksgiving or any fall dinner party! Place squash cubes into a steamer basket in a saucepan. This vegan butternut squash risotto is made with creamy Arborio rice, made extra flavorful with sweet butternut squash, Brussels sprouts and savory sage. You can cook [Vegan] Butternut Squash Risotto using 7 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of [Vegan] Butternut Squash Risotto

  1. Prepare 1 cup of arborio or other medium-grained rice (you need a starchy rice for risotto, unlike the long-grained basmati).
  2. Prepare 2 tablespoon of olive oil.
  3. You need 1 of butternut squash, peeled and cut into a 1/2-inch dice.
  4. Prepare 4-5 cups of hot vegetable stock (you could use water, but a stock is far more preferable for better flavour).
  5. It's 1/2 cup of white wine.
  6. You need 1 tablespoon of chopped fresh sage or 1 tablespoon dried sage.
  7. You need to taste of Salt and ground black pepper.

I posted another Brussels sprouts recipe earlier this week. Quick and fancy, this Vegan Risotto with Roasted Butternut Squash is sure to impress! Often risotto calls for butter and cheese, but my vegan version doesn't have a trace of dairy, and it's just as comforting and delicious! Creamy butternut squash risotto recipe, perfect for autumn.

[Vegan] Butternut Squash Risotto step by step

  1. Cashew Cheese made by blending together 1/4 cup cashews, 1 tsp nutritional yeast, 1/4 cup of water, and salt to taste (optional).
  2. Heat the oil in a saucepan and add the butternut squash, a pinch of salt, and some ground black pepper..
  3. Saute over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, about 8 minutes or until the squash starts to soften and caramelize..
  4. Turn down the heat to medium. Add the rice and stir it with the squash until it begins to turn opaque, about 1 minute. Season again with salt and pepper..
  5. Add the white wine and cook, stirring, until the wine’s almost evaporated..
  6. Add 1/2 cup of vegetable stock and stir it in. Once the stock has almost evaporated, add another 1/2 cup. Repeat until the rice is cooked. It took me about 35 minutes. Don’t forget to season again with salt and pepper at the end. You might need more or less stock, and you basically want the rice to be tender yet slightly toothy, or al dente. In other words, you don’t want mushy ride. You also don’t want the rice to be dry and lumpy. It should be smooth and creamy..
  7. Now add the cashew cheese, if you’re using it, and stir it in. Immediately add the sage and mix. Turn off the heat..

Arborio rice, slowly cooked in broth, with onion, butternut squash, white wine, butter, Parmesan and chives. Our next door neighbor Pat has a wonderfully productive garden where she grows much of her own. Vegan risotto with butternut squash, spinach and mushrooms made in the Dutch oven. What do you like to make for date night? I like recipes where I do very.

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