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Beetroot Risotto with Fried Scallops and Beetroot Hearts

5 from 3 votes
Course Dinner
Cuisine European
Servings 4 people
Calories 112 kcal

Ingredients
 

Risotto

  • 100 g Arborio risotto rice
  • 1 piece Diced onion
  • 500 Milliliters Beef broth
  • 100 Milliliters Semi-Dry white wine
  • 50 Milliliters Beetroot juice
  • 1 tablespoon Butter
  • Salt and pepper as needed

Scallops

  • 4 piece Scallops fresh or thawed
  • 30 g Butter
  • Sea salt from the mill, pepper
  • Beetroot sprouts

set

  • Beetroot sprouts
  • 4 piece Boiled beetroot
  • 4 tablespoon Grated horseradish

Instructions
 

Preparation of the risotto

  • Melt the butter in a large saucepan, add the diced onions and lightly sweat, then sprinkle in the risotto rice and simmer for about 5 minutes. Now pour the wine first and then the beetroot juice, simmer until the liquid has evaporated, then pour in the beef stock and cook over a mild heat until al dente. Stir in the Parmesan and a piece of butter, season with salt and pepper if necessary and keep warm.

Preparation of scallops

  • Melt the butter in a pan, season the mussels with sea salt and pepper, add to the butter in the pan and fry on both sides for 2 minutes over a medium heat.

set

  • Cut the beetroot into thin slices, cut out hearts, place them on the plate and put a little horseradish on each heart.

Serving

  • Put the risotto in a heart-shaped starter dish and press down, place the scallop on top and garnish with the beetroot sprouts. Finally, place two stalks of chives crossed on top and serve.

Nutrition

Serving: 100gCalories: 112kcalCarbohydrates: 10.8gProtein: 1.3gFat: 6.2g
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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 25 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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