{"id":1676,"date":"2011-10-25T00:32:07","date_gmt":"2011-10-25T00:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/?p=1676"},"modified":"2011-10-26T13:22:07","modified_gmt":"2011-10-26T13:22:07","slug":"butternut-squash-risotto-an-intro-to-unprocessed-eating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/2011\/10\/25\/butternut-squash-risotto-an-intro-to-unprocessed-eating\/","title":{"rendered":"Roasted Butternut Squash Risotto {An Intro to Unprocessed Eating}"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div style=\"width: 300px;\" data-width=\"300\" class=\"ratio-wrap-center\"><div class=\"ratio-box\" style=\"padding-bottom: 75% !important;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1679 lazyload\" title=\"Butternut Squash Risotto_blog\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Butternut-Squash-Risotto_blog1-300x225.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Butternut-Squash-Risotto_blog1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Butternut-Squash-Risotto_blog1.jpg 800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/img><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A few months ago, I came across a website that mentioned \u201cUnprocessed\u201d eating. \u00a0I\u2019d never heard of unprocessed eating, but it sure sounded like something I was already a part of, or wanted to be a part of! \u00a0After more research, I discovered that October has been named the Month of Unprocessed Foods by a group of bloggers, led by Andrew of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eatingrules.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Eating Rules<\/a>. \u00a0I visited Andrew\u2019s site (as should you!), and came across the official definition of Unprocessed eating: you cook food using 100% natural ingredients and ingredients that you or someone else can make in the kitchen. \u00a0I was hooked! \u00a0We are already strict vegetarians and firm believers in a wholesome, all-natural diet, so I knew we would fit right in with the Unprocessed movement!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">JF and I talked about it, and within a few minutes we had decided to go unprocessed for the entire month of October. \u00a0It wasn\u2019t as easy as we thought it would be for the first few days. \u00a0My weekly menu planning got a bit harder since I could not longer rely on veggie meats or quick meatless dinner if we\u2019re running late. \u00a0It\u2019s turned out to be one of the best decisions we\u2019ve made for our family, and we love it! \u00a0We have promised to stay unprocessed, allowing for the occasional sweet treat on the weekends. \u00a0I do have a sweets blog after all\u2026where would we all be without sweets every now and then?!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It can be daunting to think about unprocessed meals, especially when you have guests coming for dinner! \u00a0As I have discovered, not everyone is into eating 100% natural ingredient-based dishes. \u00a0On days like these, it\u2019s ok to use an unprocessed approach using healthy ingredients that taste delicious. \u00a0This is my favorite healthy recipe using fresh butternut squash. \u00a0If you\u2019re not on the unprocessed diet, white rice is fine, but brown rice is ideal. \u00a0The risotto is creamy, satisfying, and oh so savory. \u00a0Your guests will love it!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">{Stay tuned for my guest post over at Eating Rules coming up later this week: Unprocessed Entertaining with a perfectly sweet Apple Spice Cake!}<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 butternut squash, peeled and cut into small cubes<\/li>\n<li>4 tablespoons olive oil, divided<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 stick unsalted butter<\/li>\n<li>2 teaspoons minced garlic<\/li>\n<li>A few oregano leaves<\/li>\n<li>2-3 sage leaves<\/li>\n<li>A few parsley leaves<\/li>\n<li>1-1\/2 cups small-grain rice<\/li>\n<li>6 cups vegetable stock or water<\/li>\n<li>2 whole lemons, juiced<\/li>\n<li>Salt and pepper, to taste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong>Instructions:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.<\/li>\n<li>Place the butternut squash on a baking tray, and sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of olive oil and some salt and pepper. \u00a0Cook at 400 degrees for 30-40 minutes, or until the squash is tender.<\/li>\n<li>In a medium saucepan over medium heat, start heating up the vegetable stock or water until is is hot, but not boiling.<\/li>\n<li>Meanwhile, in a medium pot over medium heat, combine the butter, remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil, garlic, and herbs. \u00a0Cook for 2-3 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Add the rice.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in a ladle of hot stock or water. \u00a0Let the rice absorb most of the liquid, then repeat, letting the rice absorb the liquid each time before adding more.<\/li>\n<li>Once the rice has cooked, remove from heat, and add in the butternut squash. \u00a0Mash the squash into the rice with a fork.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in the lemon juice and salt and pepper.<\/li>\n<li>Let sit for 5 minutes, and enjoy!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>Serves 4. \u00a0<em>Original recipe by La Casa de Sweets.<\/em><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Butternut Squash Risotto: creamy, satisfying, and oh so savory!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1679,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[112],"tags":[247,158,248,249,250,157,251],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1676"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1676"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1676\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1680,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1676\/revisions\/1680"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}