Honey and roasted barley risotto

14 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
2Shallots; minced
2Garlic cloves; minced
2Celery stalks; diced fine
2tablespoonsOlive oil
1tablespoonButter
¼cupArborio rice; (risotto)
quartRoasted butternut squash soup; see recipe
¼cupBarley; toasted, cooked
¼cupButternut squash; diced small
¼cupRomano cheese; grated
Salt and black pepper

Directions

1. In a saucepan over moderate heat, saute shallots, garlic and celery in oil and butter until tender. Add rice, stirring to coat well. Do not let grains brown.

2. Add 3½ cups soup in small batches, stirring continuously.

3. Add barley and squash. Continue cooking in same manner until rice is tender but al dente. Add cheese. Adjust seasoning.

4. Per portion, spoon a dollop of risotto into center of soup bowl. Ladle 1 cup soup around risotto.

>Melissa's Specialty Foods May 1998: guest chef, Keith Luce, Chef, Spruce Restaurant, Chicago, Illinois

serve as: Butternut Squash Soup With Honey And Roasted Barley Risotto Recipe by: Keith Luce, Spruce Restaurant Posted to EAT-LF Digest by PatHanneman <kitpath@...> on Mar 01, 1999, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.