Strawberry Rice Pudding Risotto

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 quart strawberry, rinsed and hulled
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup arborio rice
• 1 quart milk
• 1 lemon, juice and zest of (finely grated)
• 1 vanilla bean, seeds scraped

Recipe

• 1 rinse and hull strawberries.
• 2 in a small saucepan over medium heat, cook strawberries, 1/2 cup sugar, and lemon juice. when berries are soft, gently mash and set aside to cool.
• 3 in a large saucepan, bring the water to a boil.
• 4 add the rice and cook until almost all the water has evaporated.
• 5 lower the heat to medium and add the milk, scraped vanilla seeds, and lemon zest.
• 6 stir frequently until the pudding has thickened, about 20 minutes.
• 7 stir in remaining sugar and allow to cool.
• 8 to serve, swirl strawberry mixture into rice pudding.
• 9 alternately, layer pudding and strawberry mixture in tall clear glasses.