Asparagus Risotto with Saffron- Dairy Free and Vegan Options

How To Make Asparagus Risotto with Saffron
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How to make easy Chicken Broth - Brodo Di Nonna
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How to Make Homemade Vegetable Broth
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This is a gluten free dish and can easily be modified to make it dairy free and vegan. Creamy and delicious!! It’s asparagus season and I try to incorporate fresh, locally grown asparagus into as many recipes as I can.  If you love asparagus, you will love the risotto recipe.
Start with 6 stalks of asparagus....or more if you like. You can pile it on. Wash it because asparagus grows in sandy earth so you can find sand on it.
In your pan, start with a few tbsps of olive oil and fry your asparagus until fork tender.
Remove asparagus from pan and set aside.
Drizzle pan with a few more Tbsps of oil and over medium heat add your half chopped onion and one medium size garlic, minced. Cook a little then add your one cup of Arborio rice and stir and cook until rice is opaque. This should take a few minutes. Add your half a cup of dry white wine and stir until wine is absorbed.
Add a splash of broth....you can use chicken or vegetable broth. Stir then add a pinch of saffron, which you’ve soaked in a bit of warm water. If you don’t have saffron, leave it out.
Stir and let the rice absorb most of the liquid, then add more broth. And repeat this process until you are happy with the texture of your rice. It took me 25 minutes of stirring to get the rice creamy as I like it.
Remove from heat and stir in your asparagus and 3 tbsps of Romano or Parmesan cheese. You can substitute for vegan Imitation Romano cheese.
So delicious and creamy! You can substitute asparagus with mushrooms, peas or butternut squash.
Rice continues to cook after you’ve removed it from heat, so you can add liquid before serving if necessary. I recommend serving immediately.
You control the salt content of this recipe. My chicken broth has 30% less salt. Taste the rice as it’s cooking and determine whether or not you need to add more salt.
Enjoy!!