Butternut Squash Risotto

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    2

    adults and 2 small children
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Eat Up: Food for Children of All Ages

By Mark Hix

Published 2000

  • About

The naturally sweet taste and vibrant orange colour of butternut squash make it perfect for a colourful risotto that children instantly take a liking to.

Ingredients

  • 800 ml vegetable stock
  • 2 teaspoons tomato purée
  • 1 small

Method

Bring the vegetable stock to the boil with the tomato purée, add the butternut squash and simmer for 3-4 minutes, until tender. Remove the squash with a slotted spoon and set aside. Keep the stock hot.

To make the risotto, heat the olive oil in a heavy-based pan, add the rice and stir over a low heat for a minute or so until it turns translucent. Gradually add the hot stock, a ladleful