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Creamy risotto with diced vegetables and flax seeds
Risotto is one of the great Italian recipes. It's the special way in which rice is cooked and mixed with several other things, which produces this famous dish. One can make different flavour risottos, here is a fairly simple recipe with diced vegetables and flax seeds.
Last modified on: September 14th 2026
For 6 people, you will need:
- 1
3 carrots - 2
3 turnips - 3
1 shallot - 4
1 onion - 5
4 tablespoons olive oil - 6
450 ml water - 7
1 chicken stock cube - 8 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 9
300 ml risotto rice - 10
100 ml dry white wine - 11
1 bouquet garni - 12
100 ml liquid cream - 13
40 g linseed - Total weight: 2,070 grams
Times for this recipe
Preparation
1 hour 5 min.
Cooking
45 min.
All in all
1 hour 50 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - ⌛ 15 min.
Peel, wash and cut into dice 3 carrots and 3 turnips.
Stage 3 - ⌛ 2 min.
Heat 4 tablespoons olive oil in a large pan on moderate heat. When hot, add shallot, salt, pepper and cook for 1 or 2 minutes.
Stage 4 - ⌛ 5 min.
Add diced vegetables, mix well, cover and cook for 4 to 5 minutes until vegetables are tender.
Tip them into a bowl.
Mix hot 450 ml water and 1 chicken stock cube to make a chicken stock.
Tip them into a bowl.
Mix hot 450 ml water and 1 chicken stock cube to make a chicken stock.
Stage 5 - ⌛ 2 min.
Pour 4 tablespoons olive oil into the same pan, when oil is hot add onion, salt, pepper and cook for 1 to 2 minutes.
Stage 6 - ⌛ 3 min.
Pour in 300 ml risotto rice and stir with a wooden spoon or spatula, until rice is translucent (French chefs talk of "pearled" rice).
Stage 7 - ⌛ 10 min.
Pour in 100 ml dry white wine, and stir continuously until all is absorbed by rice.
Stage 8 - ⌛ 2 min.
Add 1 bouquet garni and 1/4 of chicken stock...
Stage 9 - ⌛ 15 min.
...and stir continuously until it is all absorbed by rice.
Stage 10 - ⌛ 30 min.
Do this 3 more again, until all chicken stock is used up, always stirring continuously.
It's a bit boring, but this is the secret of risotto, and that's the difference with other methods of cooking rice like riz pilaf for example.
It's a bit boring, but this is the secret of risotto, and that's the difference with other methods of cooking rice like riz pilaf for example.
Stage 11 - ⌛ 2 min.
Then pour in 100 ml liquid cream and mix well.
Stage 12 - ⌛ 5 min.
Discard bouquet-garni, add diced vegetables, mix well, turn down heat to low, and allow to heat through for a few minutes.
Stage 13 - ⌛ 5 min.
Meanwhile, pour 40 g linseed into a frying pan without fat, and cook for a few minutes while shaking the pan from time to time.
Flax seeds are done when the first ones jump like pop corn. At this point cover (otherwise you will lost most of them) and take off the heat.
Flax seeds are done when the first ones jump like pop corn. At this point cover (otherwise you will lost most of them) and take off the heat.
Stage 14 - ⌛ 3 min.
Finish by adding flax seed, mix well, it's ready.
Serve by putting the pan in the centre table so that all the guests can serve themselves.
Note: Risotto can keep a little while covered on low heat, stirring from time to time.
Serve by putting the pan in the centre table so that all the guests can serve themselves.
Note: Risotto can keep a little while covered on low heat, stirring from time to time.
Remarks
Golden rule for risotto is: chicken stock volume = 1.5 X rice volume.
Normally you should use a special Italian risotto rice, the most suitable for this recipe, but if you don't have any, don't worry: use what you have.
Don't hesitate to use vegetables other than carrots and turnips. Some home tested suggestions: courgettes, fresh broad beans, green peas, mushrooms, ...
Normally you should use a special Italian risotto rice, the most suitable for this recipe, but if you don't have any, don't worry: use what you have.
Don't hesitate to use vegetables other than carrots and turnips. Some home tested suggestions: courgettes, fresh broad beans, green peas, mushrooms, ...
Keeping: Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.
Source: Home made.
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Nutritional information
| Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats | Calories | Energy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 100 g | 1 g RDI=3 % | 14 g RDI=5 % | 8 g RDI=11 % | 137 kcal RDI=7 % | 575 kJ RDI=7 % |
| Per person | 6 g RDI=9 % | 49 g RDI=19 % | 28 g RDI=38 % | 473 kcal RDI=24 % | 1,982 kJ RDI=24 % |
| Whole recipe | 36 g RDI=57 % | 295 g RDI=112 % | 168 g RDI=230 % | 2,840 kcal RDI=142 % | 11,893 kJ RDI=142 % |
How much will it cost?
For 6 people
5.35 €
Per person
0.90 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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