Cooking With Navidi’s: Wild Mushroom Risotto — A Healthy Choice

Families are always looking for easy, healthy recipes, and you can’t go wrong with Navidi’s Wild Mushroom Risotto.

Ingredients

• 8 cups canned low-salt chicken broth
• 1/2 ounce dried porcini mushrooms
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter
• 2 tablespoons Navidi’s Wild Mushroom and Sage Olive Oil
• 2 cups finely chopped onions
• 10 ounces white mushrooms, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 1/2 cups Arborio rice or short-grain white rice
• 2/3 cup dry white wine
• 3/4 cup frozen peas, thawed
• 2/3 cup grated Parmesan
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper, optional

Directions

Bring the broth to a simmer in a heavy medium saucepan. Add the porcini mushrooms. Set aside until the mushrooms are tender, about 5 minutes. Keep the broth warm over very low heat. Melt the butter in a heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add olive oil. Add the onions and sauté until tender, about 8 minutes. Add the white mushrooms and garlic. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the porcini mushrooms to a cutting board.

Finely chop the mushrooms and add to the saucepan. Sauté until the mushrooms are tender and the juices evaporate, about five minutes. Stir in the rice and let it toast for a few minutes. Add the wine; cook until the liquid is absorbed, stirring often, about two minutes. Add 1 cup of hot broth; simmer over medium-low heat until the liquid is absorbed, stirring often, about three minutes. Continue to cook until the rice is just tender and the mixture is creamy, adding more broth by capfuls and stirring often, about 28 minutes (the rice will absorb 6-8 cups of broth). Stir in the peas. Mix in the Parmesan. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Finish with a drizzle of Navidi’s Wild Mushroom and Sage olive oil.

Navidi’s is located in Downtown Camas.

Hours: Monday thru Saturday 11 am – 6 pm and Sunday noon – 5 pm.

Phone: 360-210-5921

Visit: www.navidioiols.net