Cocktail Hour @ Ciao Fiore!
Meyer Lemon Arancini, Flower Petal Confetti, Parmesan
It’s cocktail hour at Ciao Fiore! Meyer Lemon Risotto left over from the previous night’s service is formed into balls, coated with panko bread crumbs, and fried in canola oil. We need to watch our food costs so here we transform the day-old risotto into a delightful bar appetizer. Finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano and a sprinkling of flower petal confetti make the presentation pop!
Meyer Lemon Arancini Recipe
Roll day-old meyer lemon risotto into golfball-sized balls. Coat with panko bread crumbs. Roll the ball between the palms again, smoothing the bread crumbs into the rice ball.
Carefully drop rice balls into hot canola oil. Cook until golden brown, then turn and cook until golden on the other side. The exterior should be crunchy while the interior is hot, creamy, and lemon-y. Remove to paper towels. Season with fine sea salt.
Meanwhile, pull petals from clean dry edible violas and geraniums.
Chop flower petals with a very sharp knife into confetti.
Grate Parmigiano–Reggiano over slightly cooled arancini.
Then sprinkle with flower petal confetti.
Happy. Hour.
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I made arancini the other day and fell in love. I stuffed it with fontina. Oh lordddd. But I want to recreate them, as you have done here, as an elegant “tapas” for a bridal shower I am throwing next week. I’m toying with the idea of making them in advance, freezing them, and then reheating and plating at the party. Do you think they would lose any of their awesome powers if I did that?
Hi Kimmi – I am so excited that you are going to use my presentation for the party! In answer to your question, I have never frozen them, but Katherine Martinelli has, her recipe is here: http://www.katherinemartinelli.com/blog/2013/arancini-rice-balls-and-a-rice-blog-hop/ I definitely think she is a dependable resource. Good luck!
LL
Wonderful! I can’t wait to make this pretty presentation with such a wonderful treat!
Sounds scrumptious, and the flower confetti is a real stroke of genius. Brava!