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Caprese Burrata Risotto

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September 13, 2018 By Laura Ligos, MBA, RD, CSSD Leave a Comment

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I feel like I have done you all a disservice. I have been in this field for how many years? And I am JUST introducing you to burrata cheese (I apologize to my dairy-free/lactose-intolerant friends/followers in advance). I have been holding back on myself and you for hiding this cheese and so I want it to make its debut in this amazingly rich and tasty Caprese Burrata Risotto recipe.

caprese burrata risotto

Burrata Whatta?!

I am sad to say I am Italian and had never heard of burrata before I read about it (read: drooled over it) on Half Baked Harvest’s Blog/Instagram. If you check her out you’ll find she also has a slight obsession with the rich and delicious cheese ball dumpling. Her cookbook is amazing as well, just don’t expect your food to look as good because she probably has the prettiest food photos I’ve ever seen, bar none.

Cheese ball dumpling? Well, that’s what it looks like, but that’s not QUITE how most describe it. Instead, it is fresh Italian cow/buffalo milk made with mozzarella and cream. The outside is like a buffalo mozzarella ball and the inside is a creamy rich ricotta textured mozzarella & cream mixture.

caprese burrata risotto

Cheese is one of my weaknesses. I’d rather eat cheese then cake or dessert, weird, I know. Now that I found burrata I’m honestly not sure any cheese will ever taste the same again ever. I have found it at my local Price Chopper but know it can be found at Whole Foods and other grocery stores, just look where the mozzarella lives.

caprese burrata risotto

Caprese Burrata Risotto

Why did I think to make a Caprese Burrata Risotto you might ask? Well, I had burrata while on vacation this year and it was on top of a Caprese salad. Boy oh boy was I sad when it was gone. So I was talking to my friends about making a recipe with burrata and mentioned a Caprese salad.

BORING. (well not really but maybe just too obvious)

So my friend suggested risotto. I was like HOLY COW(‘S MILK CHEESE) WHY DIDN’T I THINK OF THAT.

You all know my history with risotto and why I now respect and love the labor of love that it is. This is probably my favorite of all time so far. The good thing is that tomatoes & basil are running rampant in all of the gardens, farmers markets, & grocery stores right now so RUN don’t walk to the store, pick up all the ingredients and get to work. Please oh please be patient with this one. Pour yourself a glass of wine, fire up a podcast, music playlist or TV show and settle in for the experience.

The balsamic addition at the end is clutch, so if you can, don’t miss out on that! I love shopping around locally to find some baller balsamic, you should do the same. If you want the glaze to stick, you may have to alter it more or buy a pre-made glaze. I’d prefer to keep it simple, not spend more time at the stovetop making a reduction, and not waste my time with weird ingredients when I already have balsamic & honey at home.

caprese burrata risotto

Pro Tip: This dish can be made dairy-free if you omit the parmesan cheese, opt to use oil over butter, and just don’t top with burrata. I cannot guarantee similar flavor but you could try a nutritional yeast substitute if need be 🙂

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Caprese Risotto with Burrata

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  • 1–1/2 Tbsp olive oil or butter
  • 1 sweet yellow onion, chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, diced (use more if you love garlic like me)
  • 1–1/2 cup arborio rice
  • 1 cup dry white wine (ok to omit and use an extra cup of water instead)
  • 4 cups vegetable broth (can use chicken/beef/other broth in place)
  • 1 cup water
  • 3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
  • 1/2 cup fresh basil, chopped
  • 1–1/2 cup tomatoes, chopped
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 8oz. burrata cheese
  • 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp honey
  • Optional: protein of choice! I added in chicken sausage

Instructions

  1. In a large pot over medium heat, melt oil/butter
  2. Add in onions & garlic and cook for 3-4 minutes until onions start to turn translucent
  3. Add rice, toast for ~1 minute making sure to stir it for the whole minute
  4. Add wine, cook off any bits that got on the side/bottom of pot for 1-2 minutes
  5. Reduce heat to medium-low, add in broth + water 1 cup at a time, stirring frequently until all broth and water is absorbed (patience is a virtue here!!)
  6. Once all broth/water has been absorbed, turn off heat, add in parmesan cheese, basil, tomatoes, salt, pepper & garlic powder.
  7. In a separate small bowl, whisk together balsamic vinegar & honey. Top each serving with some burrata & balsamic glaze.

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xoxo,

Sassy

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Going into this all I have felt so supported by friends going through this with me BUT I felt so unsupported by the general public. It seems like we want to fear and shame moms because misery loves company, right?!

The focus quickly shifts from mom to baby (still shocked that I only have an appointment at 6 weeks even though my body went through the biggest event of its life) and there also seems to be this shift from joy to shame & guilt.

Here’s some of what I heard from people:

😕Sleep when baby sleeps. You’ll never sleep again.
😕Don’t let baby sleep in a car seat, or a bouncer, or anywhere but their crib EVER. 
😕You’ll never have time to shower again, enjoy it now. 
😕Cry it out is cruel and harmful to the baby. 
😕Get baby on a schedule/never put baby on a schedule.

These are all things I heard and that truly led me to believe I was going to lose all sense of who I was and my life as I knew it.

What I wish people had said instead were:

🥰Your heart will grow bigger than you could imagine.
🥰You’ll cry the happiest tears you’ve ever cried.
🥰You’ll feel like a giant hole was filled that you didn’t even know was there.
🥰You won’t feel guilty about cleaning your house, it just won’t matter anymore.
🥰Babies pooping will make you laugh so hard you will feel like a kid again.
🥰You will have time to eat and shower and you don’t have to neglect yourself.

We need to do a better job of building each other up, supporting one another and our decisions while refraining from offering unsolicited advice and opinions. 

So for all you future mamas and new mamas out there, I see you, I’m proud of you and I cannot wait to share our stories with one another and the world.

Let’s stop fear mongering (just like the diet world) and start building one another up.

Xoxo,
Sassy & lil sassy man
🌈Some things truly are worth the wait. It’s b 🌈Some things truly are worth the wait. It’s been a long year of loss, unknowns and worry but it’s all been worth it to get to meet my lil man🥰
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Now time to introduce this sassy human who is already so well loved to the world...
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Introducing 

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After an almost 24 hour labor, Connor joined us over a week past his due date on 2/12/21 at a whopping 9lb2oz & 22.5 inches long with a full head of hair and lungs to scream hello to us with.
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We are so in love already and cannot wait to share him with the world. Thank you for all the love and support from friends and family and to all those that helped us in the hospital. Holy cow labor & delivery teams are truly magical and I cannot imagine doing it without all of their support.
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Now back to snuggling this human of mine and trying not to cry at every last thing he does 🥰 
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Mom, Dad & Bode are all doing well!
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I get it, we all eat so we all then want to talk t I get it, we all eat so we all then want to talk to others about what worked for us. That's great!
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What's not great is when we push our nutrition and eating behaviors onto others ESPECIALLY when we are not qualified to do so.
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So often when people meet me for the first time they are worried to eat around me and/or buy groceries around me. My friends can attest I am not judgemental around food and will gladly eat that cake, queso dip or sip on that glass of wine right alongside of you. I am not the food police and do not offer unsolicited nutrition advice unless it's a client who is paying for my help OR on Instagram and other social media platforms where my goal is to educate.
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Why do I share this? 
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Because I see far too many people diving down diet rabbit holes, finding success & then claiming to be nutrition experts purely because something worked for them. 
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I've also seen this alot being pregnant, everyone wants to tell you what worked for them. IF you use that stipulation of "this worked for me" then fine, share away but if you start doleing out advice please pause, take a breath and think about NOT doing it.
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People are OVERWHELMED by diet culture and some so badly want to change but YOUR way is not the only way and it most likely is not what will work for your friend/coworker/cousin/neighbor so please, stop trying to be an expert in something you aren't.
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Got it!?! 
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Ok, carry on.
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xoxo,
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Your nutrition does NOT need to be all or nothing. Your nutrition does NOT need to be all or nothing. I'm not saying you have to find perfect balance (does that even exist?) but I am saying that we shouldn't feel like either we have to eat perfectly or that we might as well give up.
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We can have a glass or 2 of wine but we should probably also drink some water. 
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How do we find that grey area in between?
👉🏻 stop hopping on and off fad diets
👉🏻listen and trust your self, not your coworkers and cousins 
👉🏻focus on the simple things (ie drinking water instead of worrying about supplements)
👉🏻work to remove guilt and shame around food & body
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Where do you currently fall Right now?!
🤪 all
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🙅🏻‍♀️ nothing 
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