Perfect Vegetable Risotto Recipe

This veggie risotto recipe combines two of our favorite things: Fresh vegetables and super creamy risotto rice. The production is also very interesting. Don’t be scared by risotto. Our easy-to-follow recipes and tips will guide you every step so that you can make the best vegan risotto at home.
We are excited to share this vegetable risotto recipe with our chef friend Richard Hattaway. Thanks to Richard’s restaurant tricks, it’s easier than ever to make risotto at home. Instead of the usual continuous cooking, this recipe divides the process into two stages. You can do most of the cooking 4 days in advance and then finish it before you finish it within 10 minutes.
Of course, you can still make recipes right away if you want, but this two-stage approach makes risotto more convenient when it comes to busy schedules. For another risotto recipe, see our Mushroom Risotto.
Key Ingredients
- rice: The best rice to eat is Arborio, Carnaroli and Vialone Nano, as they are both short-grain rice varieties with high starch content. We use meat magazines in the kitchen because it makes creamy foods are creamy chicken oil and are more forgiving when cooked.
- broth: A good vegetable soup and even chicken soup are very effective in this recipe, but we like simple tomato broth as a tomato sauce for summer (this is what we use in the photos).
- White wine: Whenever you cook with wine, the most important thing is to use what you like. We use light white wines like Pino Gris, Albariño, Grüner Veltliner or Sauvignon Blanc for this vegetable risotto. The wine increases flavor and acidity. If you’re willing to miss it, substitute more broth instead and sprinkle some fresh lemon juice in the pine.
- vegetable: We like risotto with vegetables. When it comes to vegetables, you have some room. We use yellow pumpkin, zucchini, tomatoes, eggplant and fresh herbs. These are the vegetables we use to make readers’ favorite vegetarian lasagna.
- butter: There is no cream in this risotto (it is creamy enough due to the rice), but the plenty of butter adds a creamy, luxurious texture. For veganism, use plant-based butter.
- Parmigiano-Reggiano: I’m generous with cheese and suggest you do the same. For vegan risotto, swap Parmigiano-Reggiano for vegan cheeses such as mozzarella, ricotta or vegan. For vegan risotto, exchange some nutritious yeast.
How to make Vegetable Risotto
For Isotto, you will need a wide chassis as it provides plenty of room for stirring. I also used a wooden spoon for risotto (a tip from Richard, who said the wooden spoon helps create a creamy texture). First, cook the onion, pepper and garlic with olive oil until soft. Then stir the rice and bake it with vegetables and oil for a few minutes.
Now pour in a cup of white wine and stir a few times around the pot with a wooden spoon. Let the wine simmer and pour in some soup. Again, you need to stir the rice on the pan to make sure it is not sticky and let it cook gently in the broth until the liquid is mostly absorbed. We don’t need to keep stirring; just stir enough so nothing sticks to the pan.

When the liquid is almost completely absorbed, pour in more soup stock and let it cook slowly (some stirring here and there), then add a little more soup. When the rice is almost tender but still in the middle position, it is 75% cooked. At this point, you have two options: finish cooking the risotto or stop cooking and store it later or another day.
Save after or another day (recommended if it’s fun), remove it from the heat, transfer it to a baking tray, and cool in the refrigerator. When cool, transfer the rice to a resealable container and keep it in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
Complete risotto,,,,, You will take about 10 minutes. Mix the rice mixture, chopped yellow squash, chopped zucchini and some soup in the same wide pan you use to cook this rat first. Use a wooden spoon and mix the rice frequently to make sure that the bottom of the pot is not stuck to the bottom of the pot. Continue adding the broth and stirring until you have a heavy buttery texture and the rice is almost not tender.


To finish, season with salt and pepper, then stir in the chopped fresh tomatoes. When the tomatoes get hot, add a lot of butter and grate a lot of Parmano-Regiano on the risotto. Serve more cheese and fresh herbs on top.


Optional pureed eggplant (highly recommended): Richard added that it was pureed eggplant when making this vegetable risotto. He stirs with tomatoes. Making and adding umami to a smoky umami is simple. If you want to include it, how will we make a puree eggplant in the recipe below.


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This veggie risotto recipe combines two of our favorite things: fresh veggies and super creamy risotto rice. The production is also very interesting. We used a wide chassis and wooden spoon for risotto. Stainless steel or wide Dutch oven is very good. For soups, we like our tomato soup (which takes 30 minutes), but you can use your favorite homemade or store-bought broth in its location. You will need about 6 cups.
If you’re in entertainmentwe strongly recommend that you cook in stages. First, cook until 75% is finished, cool the rice mixture, then reheat and finish the risotto about 10 minutes before serving. This way, when the guests are there, you won’t stand on the hot stove for more than 30 minutes. This method is written into the recipe below.
Make 6 servings
You will need
6 cups (1420ml) vegetable soup, we highly recommend this tomato soup
2 cups (380g) Arborio Rice or Carnaroli Rice
1 cup (236 ml) dry white wine, see notes
1/4 cup (60ml) olive oil
1 cup chopped onion, half of the onion
3/4 cup chopped red bells, half large pepper
3 cloves and garlic, chopped
1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves, chopped
1 medium yellow pumpkin, cut into small
1 medium zucchini, chopped small
1¼ cup cherry tomatoes or use chopped tomatoes, 6 oz
3 tablespoons salt butter
A handful of chopped fresh herbs such as basil, chives and green onions
Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese service
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- Making rice
1Cook garlic, onion and pepper in a wide bottom pan over medium heat and cook garlic, onion and pepper in olive oil until the onion becomes translucent, about 3 minutes.
2Add the rice and thyme and cook for 3 to 5 minutes. When the rice sticks a little, pour 1 cup of white wine into the pan. Stir the rice and wine around the pot with a wooden spoon until mostly dry.
3This step will take about 15 minutes: First measure 3½ cups of broth and place the remaining 2½ cups later. Pour one-third of the measured soup into the pan and keep the mood on low heat while cooking while stirring frequently to prevent the rice from sticking. Once the pan has mostly dried, add another third of the broth and repeat the process until all remaining stock is added.
4The rice will be about 75% finished and will be a little tender while still having the original bite in the center. This is the end of the first phase. Either cool partially cooked risotto to finish later or continue to finish the risotto.
- Cool rice mixture (optional for entertaining or making ahead of time)
1If you make risotto from start to finish, you can skip this step. When the rice mixture is 75%, cool down with thin rice flour placed on a baking sheet and placed in the refrigerator. When cool, transfer the risotto rice to a container or resealable bag and store it in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. If you have a smaller family like me, you can split the rice mixture into two batches.
- Complete risotto
1Heat a wide thick-bottomed pan over medium heat about 10 minutes before serving. Add the cooled rice mixture, chopped yellow squash and zucchini. If you skip cooling the rice, just add the pumpkin and zucchini to the pan with the hot rice mixture.
2Grab the remaining 2½ cups of broth. Pour in one third of the soup. Then, stir the rice constantly with a wooden spoon to make sure it doesn’t stick to the pan. Once the pan is mostly dry, add another third of the broth and repeat the process until all remaining stock is added.
3Season the vegetable risotto with 1½ teaspoons of fine sea salt and stir the tomatoes.
4Grind enough parmesan cheese on top to cover the rice, add butter, and finish with 5 chorus black pepper. Stir until the butter melts and the tomatoes are hot. The pine should be creamy, tender pumpkin, and warm tomatoes.
5Serve fresh green herbs, green onions and extra Parmesan cheese on top immediately.
Adam and Joanne’s Tips
- Eggplant puree: For more flavor, stir 1/2 cup pureed eggplant until risotto at the same time with the tomatoes. To make eggplant puree, dress for about 10 minutes on air heat or on the exterior of medium eggplant on medium-sized eggplant under the broiler. Then, bake eggplant in a 425°F (220°C) oven for 12 minutes, or until the eggplant is completely soft. Remove eggplant from the oven and let cool. Scrape the softened eggplant meat into the blender and grind the puree until smooth.
- Wine used: Choose lighter dry white wines such as Pino Gris, Albariño, Grüner Veltliner or Sauvignon Blanc
- Wine Alternative: If you want to keep the wine outside, substitute it with more broth and sprinkle some fresh lemon juice before the meal.
- Alternative Method: For the best, creamiest results, we do not recommend making risotto using a slow cooker or a pressure cooker (Instant Pot).
- The nutrition facts provided below are estimates.
Nutrition per serving
Service size
1/6 of the recipe
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Calories
430
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Total fat
16.4g
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Saturated fat
5.7 grams
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cholesterol
18.8mg
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sodium
647.3mg
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carbohydrate
57.8 grams
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Dietary fiber
1.3 g
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Total sugar
4.7 grams
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protein
6.2g