Risotto with red beet

A beautiful colorful dish! You can serve it with cheese like camembert or blue cheese or just with a little bit of oil and fresh grounded pepper!

Ingredients

• 1 medium red onion
• 2 espresso cups of risotto rice
• 4 espresso cups of broth
• 2 medium precooked red beets
• 2-3 pieces of fresh thyme or oregano
• olive oil
• salt
• pepper
• cheese to serve – optional
• shot of white wine – optional

Steps

• Add some olive oil in a pan and put it in medium/high fire
• Slice the onions in very small cubes and add them in the pan
• Low the temperature in medium and let them cook till transparent
• Add the rice and mi them well
• In this step you could add a shot of white wine and when it is gone, you go on
• Add first the 2 cups of broth and keep on stirring
• Cut in small pieces the red beet or alternatively you could make a puree out of them
• When the rice has no liquid anymore, add the red beets together with the pieces of the herb you chose and stir well
• Add the other 2 cups of broth and keep on stirring
• When there is no liquid again, taste it to check if it needs a bit more broth or salt and remove the pieces of the herbs
• You can serve it with a bit of cheese on top or just with olive oil and some fresh grounded pepper