A Christmas to savor: Elena Saracino’s recipe
Christmas, as we know, envelops everything and everyone with its magic and makes us dream.
You don't have to go far to find this magic, because most of it happens around the table, with your loved ones, with your traditional recipes and in an atmosphere of festive cheer, with gifts to unwrap and funny stories to tell.
The undisputed star of the mise en place is certainly the tableware, such as our Toys and Winter Gift collections, made of refined porcelain decorated with traditional symbols and a touch of modernity, but the contents of the dishes themselves are no less important. And what about toasting? Our ruby red Dovy glasses are perfect for raising a toast to Christmas and the whole family, celebrating beautiful emotions and sparkling elegantly in the candlelight.
Today, we bring taste to the table and draw inspiration from the recipe proposed by Elena Saracino, a popular food blogger who offers simple, quick, and never boring recipes that avoid food waste. Here is an excellent, steaming risotto with pumpkin, feta, and cinnamon, a triumph of flavors and aromas to be savored in celebration of the magic of Christmas.
Let's see how to make it.
Ingredients for 4 people
- ½ onion
- 4 tablespoons of oil
- ½ glass of white wine
- 400 g Delica pumpkin
- 280 g Carnaroli rice
- vegetable broth to taste
- 4 slices of feta cheese
- cinnamon to taste
- toasted pumpkin seeds, as needed
Method
Sauté the onion and oil in a pan. Add the rice and toast it. After a minute, add the white wine. Allow it to evaporate, then start adding the vegetable broth. Separately, grate the pumpkin or chop it up in a food processor. About 10 minutes before the rice is cooked, add the pumpkin and leave to cook. Once the risotto is ready, plate it and decorate with a slice of feta cheese in the center, cinnamon powder, and toasted pumpkin seeds.
Elena Saracino's Christmas table
Elena Saracino has chosen to mix the Toys and Winter Gift tableware sets for her Christmas table. Traditional decorations are featured on white porcelain and a red background, in true Christmas style, for a warm, original, and welcoming table setting. The elegant ruby-colored Dovy glasses sparkle on the table setting, perfect for toasting.
Elena Saracino's Christmas table
These are the magical days leading up to Christmas, and gathering around the table with our loved ones is always a special moment because it is here that we share thoughts, wishes, and emotions…as well as our food prepared with love.
Elena Saracino’s Christmas table radiates a warm and welcoming atmosphere, ready to welcome the family gathered together in celebration around a delicious risotto prepared with pumpkin, feta cheese, and cinnamon.
The Weissestal Toys and Winter Gift porcelain tableware adds a touch of elegance and class to the table setting, and the Dovy Rubino glasses, with their intense red color, further warm the atmosphere, sparkling in the candlelight. Let’s be inspired by beauty and enjoy the magical flavor of Christmas.
