Recipes and Reminiscences
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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
My foodie friends and I are having another themed dinner party soon. The theme is going to be a tribute to Jackie Kennedy. We will wear pill box hats and pearls, and cook dishes of White House Chef René Verdon and of Marta Sgubin, Jackie’s personal chef.
So I’ve gotten out my Kennedy cookbooks and started to look for inspiration. That’s where I found the amazing Green Risotto. In Cooking for Madam by Marta Sgubin.
Marta said, “I loved to serve this for lunch in winter, because it was food with such a beautiful color.”
Heat 1/4 c. olive oil in a heavy saucepan. Add a finely chopped onion. Sauté until golden brown.
Add 1 1/2 c. arborio rice and stir until each grain is coated with oil. Add 1/2 c. white wine and cook until the wine has evaporated. Add about 5 c. hot vegetable (or chicken) stock gradually as absorbed, stirring continuously until the rice is al dente.
Liquefy fresh spinach leaves with a small amount of water in a food processor.
Add the liquid spinach to the risotto.
Serve with (optional) Parmesan on the side.
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I really like the sound of a spinach risotto like this!
I love risotto… this might be perfect for St Patty’s day 🙂
Just in time for St. Patty’s Day!
Beautiful photos. You have some wonderful themed parties.
This is gorgeous. I love risotto, although I don’t usually make it the proper, traditional way. Due to time limits on week nights, I usually shorten the cooking time with my pressure cooker. But I have made something like this with pureed greens (spinach or chard). So yummy.
I love your step-by-step images. I’m curious, have you published a cookbook or do you prefer to stick to the web (which certainly has a lot of benefits of its own)?