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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Place vinegar in a small, heavy saucepan; bring to a boil over medium heat. | 2. Cook until slightly syrupy and reduced to 1 tablespoon (about 4 minutes). Set aside. | 3. Bring broth to a simmer in a medium saucepan (do not boil). Keep warm. | 4. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. | 5. Add leek to pan; sauté 3 minutes or until tender. | 6. Add rice; cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly. | 7. Stir in wine, and cook 1 minute or until liquid is nearly absorbed, stirring constantly. | 8. Stir in 1 cup broth; cook 5 minutes or until liquid is nearly absorbed, stirring constantly. | 9. Reduce heat to medium. | 10. Add remaining broth, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring constantly until each portion of broth is absorbed before adding the next (about 25 minutes total). | 11. Stir in half-and-half, salt, and pepper; cook 2 minutes. | 12. Remove from heat; stir in tomatoes, basil, and cheese. | 13. Place about 1 cup risotto into each of 6 shallow serving bowls; drizzle each serving with 1/2 teaspoon balsamic syrup and 1/2 teaspoon oil. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
balsamic vinegar	3	tablespoons		42.24	8.1744	0.2352	0.0
chicken broth	4 1/2	cups	reduced sodium	-	-	-	-
extra virgin olive oil	2	tablespoons	divided	-	-	-	-
leek	2	cups	chopped	108.58	25.186999999999998	2.67	0.534
arborio rice	1 1/2	1/2		-	-	-	-
white wine	1/3	cup		-	-	-	-
half	1/4	cup		-	-	-	-
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
black pepper	1/4	teaspoon	ground	1.4432	0.3677	0.0597	0.0187
grape tomato	1	cup		-	-	-	-
basil	1/4	cup	chopped	1.38	0.159	0.18899999999999997	0.0384
mozzarella cheese	5	ounces	diced	459.2618	38.5837	19.221	25.3303

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.