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  • about 1kg/2lb 4oz peeled, deseeded squash
    cubed
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • handful pumpkin seeds
  • 1 onion
    chopped
  • 1 garlic clove
    crushed
  • 25g butter
  • 300g risotto rice
  • 150ml white wine
  • 1.2l hot vegetable stock
  • 100g wensleydale cheese
    or vegetarian alternative, crumbled
  • small bunch chives
    snipped

Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal584
  • fat20g
  • saturates9g
  • carbs87g
  • sugars17g
  • fibre8g
  • protein17g
  • salt1.21g
    low
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Method

  • step 1

    Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Toss the squash in the oil in a roasting tin and roast for 15-20 mins until tender and golden. With 4-5 mins to go, toss the pumpkin seeds with a little salt, make a little space amongst the squash and spread out the seeds, then finish roasting. Remove half the squash and purée or mash, and keep the rest warm in a very low oven until ready to serve.

  • step 2

    Meanwhile, soften the onion and garlic in the butter in a frying pan. Stir in the rice for 1-2 mins. Add the wine and cook, stirring, until the wine has evaporated. Add the hot stock, a ladleful at a time, stirring until each addition is almost completely absorbed. Once all the stock has been added, the rice should be tender and creamy. Stir in the puréed or mashed squash until warm, then season if you like. Serve in shallow bowls, scatter over the reserved roasted squash, crumbled cheese, chives and pumpkin seeds.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2010

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A star rating of 4.8 out of 5.39 ratings

cmids

Really good, especially with some crispy sage leaves on top. Didn’t have chives. Used different coloured squashes which looked nice. Pumpkin seeds a surprisingly good addition

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Thraxas

Absolutely delecious risotto, stuck to the recipe except my wensleydale had cranberry in as well

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Thraxas

Oh cept like everyone else i roasted the squash for half an hour

seeroo

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Love this make it all the time but use cheddar because it's what I have in the house. I reduce the cheese to 80g because it's really cheesy. Real comfort food! I, like others, also roast the squash for 30 mins.

spoon_licker

A star rating of 3 out of 5.

A nice enough dish, definitely needs the cheese, seeds and some rocket to make it a little more interesting. Not bad.

laurawiz

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Lovely risotto very tasty. Now a family favourite.

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