Radicchio and roasted pumpkin risotto with gingered pumpkin cream and braised fennel

Pumpkin risotto is my ultimate comfort food and the gingered pumpkin cream here adds another layer of pampering for pumpkin lovers. I must admit I first made the cream for its colour and was a bit insecure about the whole dish, which also featured braised beetroot and leek along with the fennel; it looked stunning. Anyway, some of the fussiest of risotto eaters gave it the all-clear and I relaxed. The radicchio’s function in this bliss zone is to give a slightly bitter contrasting edge, tho