Creamy Pumpkin Risotto

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Creamy Pumpkin Risotto

Ingredients
  • 1 pie pumpkin (2 pounds) roasted and pureed
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 shallots chopped
  • 1 cup arborio rice
  • 1 cup white wine or apple cider
  • 3 to 4 cups chicken stock, or vegetable stock
  • 2 tbsp fresh thyme
  • 4 tbsp mascarpone cheese, or cream cheese
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Cook shallots in olive oil over medium low heat until translucent.
  2. Add rice to pan and stir to coat in oil, continue to toast rice for 2 to 4 minutes. Pour wine to cover rice and cook until all liquid has evaporated.
  3. Add 1 cup of stock and cook until almost all liquid has evaporated, stirring GENTLY, occasionally. Add another cup of stock and repeat..., until rice is tender but still firm (al dente).
  4. Add 1/2 to 3/4 cup pumpkin puree, thyme, cheese and butter and stir to finish.
Ingredients
  • 1 pie pumpkin (2 pounds) roasted and pureed
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 shallots chopped
  • 1 cup arborio rice
  • 1 cup white wine or apple cider
  • 3 to 4 cups chicken stock, or vegetable stock
  • 2 tbsp fresh thyme
  • 4 tbsp mascarpone cheese, or cream cheese
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Cook shallots in olive oil over medium low heat until translucent.
  2. Add rice to pan and stir to coat in oil, continue to toast rice for 2 to 4 minutes. Pour wine to cover rice and cook until all liquid has evaporated.
  3. Add 1 cup of stock and cook until almost all liquid has evaporated, stirring GENTLY, occasionally. Add another cup of stock and repeat..., until rice is tender but still firm (al dente).
  4. Add 1/2 to 3/4 cup pumpkin puree, thyme, cheese and butter and stir to finish.
Recipe Notes

Serves 6

Chef Jeremy Gillmore, Sobeys Elmwood Drive

Pumpkin, Squash and Root Vegetables au Gratin

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Pumpkin, Squash and Root Vegetables au Gratin

Ingredients
  • 1 pat butter
  • 2 cups (500mL) pumpkin peeled and finely sliced
  • 1 1/2 cups (375mL) Parsnip peeled and finely sliced
  • 3 shallots
  • nutmeg freshly ground, to taste
  • 1 cup (250mL) light cream
  • 2 cups (500mL) strong cheddar or other strong cheese grated
  • 1 1/4 cups (310mL) Butternut Squash peeled, finely sliced
  • 1 1/2 cups (375mL) celeriac peeled and finely sliced
  • salt and freshly ground pepper To taste
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven 400°F (200°C)
  2. Butter a 9 in (23 cm) gratin platter and layer slices of pumpkin and parsnip. Season, sprinkle with half the shallots and nutmeg; pour on half the cream and sprinkle with half the cheese.
  3. Layer slices of squash and celeriac. Season and add the rest of the shallots, a little nutmeg and the rest of the cream and cheese.
  4. Cover and bake for 30 minutes. Uncover and continue baking for 10 to 15 more minutes or until the vegetables are well cooked. To brown the top, broil for a few minutes.
Ingredients
  • 1 pat butter
  • 2 cups (500mL) pumpkin peeled and finely sliced
  • 1 1/2 cups (375mL) Parsnip peeled and finely sliced
  • 3 shallots
  • nutmeg freshly ground, to taste
  • 1 cup (250mL) light cream
  • 2 cups (500mL) strong cheddar or other strong cheese grated
  • 1 1/4 cups (310mL) Butternut Squash peeled, finely sliced
  • 1 1/2 cups (375mL) celeriac peeled and finely sliced
  • salt and freshly ground pepper To taste
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven 400°F (200°C)
  2. Butter a 9 in (23 cm) gratin platter and layer slices of pumpkin and parsnip. Season, sprinkle with half the shallots and nutmeg; pour on half the cream and sprinkle with half the cheese.
  3. Layer slices of squash and celeriac. Season and add the rest of the shallots, a little nutmeg and the rest of the cream and cheese.
  4. Cover and bake for 30 minutes. Uncover and continue baking for 10 to 15 more minutes or until the vegetables are well cooked. To brown the top, broil for a few minutes.