What I Made Last Night...

...and it was amazing. Instead of ricotta cheese I used goat.

Beet Risotto with Roasted Asparagus and Ricotta Salata
Recipe Courtesy of Rachael Ray

INGREDIENTS:
6 cups vegetable or chicken broth
5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO)
1 1/2 cups arborio rice
2 baseball-size red or golden beets, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 small yellow or red onion, chopped
2 to 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1/2 cup dry red wine if using red beets or dry white wine if using golden beets
Salt and freshly ground pepper
1 pound asparagus, trimmed and cut on a diagonal into 1-inch pieces
1/2 pound ricotta salata cheese, crumbled

DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat the oven to 425°. In a medium pot, warm the broth over medium heat. In a large, deep skillet or a medium Dutch oven, heat 3 tablespoons EVOO, 3 turns of the pan, over medium to medium-high heat. Stir in the rice to coat with the oil, and toast for 2 minutes. Add the beets, onion and garlic and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Pour in the wine and cook until absorbed into the rice, then begin adding broth a couple of ladles at a time, stirring with each addition, until the rice is cooked, about 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
2. While the risotto is working, on a baking sheet, toss the asparagus with the remaining 2 tablespoons EVOO, season with salt and pepper and roast for 10 minutes.
3. Serve shallow bowls of beet risotto with the roasted asparagus and crumbled cheese on top.