Pizza Risotto (like Pizza in a Pot!)
Inspiration: I made my first Risotto by following directions on page 70 of the Thermomix cookbook titled “A Taste of Vegetarian”. This was a great success. Then several days later I found myself wondering what to cook with some leftover salami and green pepper. Hmmm… The pantry revealed a can of V8 juice. There were Mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses in the fridge. I had tomatoes in the garden. All the ingredients for a pizza — but why not mix it up in the Bimby with Arborio rice? And so “Pizza Risotto” was born.
Pizza Risotto
Ingredients
250 g. Arborio rice
1 can V8 juice (340 ml) or tomato juice
300 g. water
150-200 g. salami
1 medium onion
3 cloves garlic (less or more to suit your taste)
1 green pepper
1 tomato
30 g. olive oil
20 g. butter (make your own!)
40 g. Parmesan cheese
40 g. mozzarella cheese (optional)
pinches of oregano, basil (fresh or dry) to suit your taste
handful Italian olives, pitted and loosely chopped in half
pinches of salt and cracked black pepper
Method
- Cut garlic and salami in to chunks, place in Thermomix bowl and
process for 15 seconds at speed 5. - Loosely chop onion, green pepper and tomato into chunks and add these to the Thermomix bowl with the oil. Process 5 seconds at speed 5.
- Cook for 2 minutes at 100°C on speed 1.
- Add Arborio rice and cook for 2 minutes 100°C REVERSE speed 1.
- Add V8 juice and cook for 1 minute at 100°C on REVERSE speed 1.
- Add 300 g. water and seasonings of choice (oregano, basil, salt, pepper)
- Cook for 18 minutes at 100°C on REVERSE speed 1.
- Add olives, butter, Parmesan cheese, mozzarella (if using) and stir for 15-20 seconds on speed 4 just till mixed.
- Risotto always tastes best if allowed to sit for a few minutes before serving. Take your time, enjoy the anticipation.
Notes: Use this recipe as a guide and build on the concept of Pizza Risotto to suit your family’s taste. Consider adding mushrooms, rosemary, feta, artichoke hearts or. . . How do you feel about anchovies?
Good work – love those tasty meals that help clean out the firdge.
Exactly!
Well who would have thunk it. Pizza in the Thermomix. Amazing ! Just gotta do it while I watch the Australian Open. Great no nonsense easy as super supper.
Gertbysea
Well Gretchen… you won’t want to eat this one with your fingers but it is somewhat pizzaish in its composition …
My Gosh! You are creative in the way you think and this dish looks TO-DIE-FOR. What’s not to like? What a GREAT idea… very falvourful risottos – like this one, would be a tremendous success. YUMMERS!
Thanks again, SOOO much!
XO
Valerie
Ohhh Helene, made this tonight and it was a true hit with the family. Thank you xx
Thanks for trying it Faffa_70… and thanks for the feedback… glad to hear it has the family’s stamp of approval!
Delish!!!
I made a few minor adjustments – some nice South Australian Mettwurst (Low Fat for guilt free rissoto), some shortback bacon, a little bit of chilli, and tomato paste+ TMX veggie stock + water instead of the V8 juice – and just before the final 18 minute cook, some halved cherry tomatoes. YUM!!!!!
Love how you modified — and localized — the ingredients. Thanks for sharing your results. I hope this inspires other readers to try ‘playing’ with the recipe. (I’m not a recipe follower either, preferring to use the ‘concept’ of each recipe as a springboard for more personal adaptations.) Who’d have thought a kitchen appliance could be this much fun eh?