Risotto is one of my favorite dishes from Italian cuisine and it goes down swimmingly in our rice-loving home. Butternut squash makes the risotto extra special, adding a deep, rich sweetness highlighted by the warm smokiness of the sage. Sage and squash are a perfect flavor pairing, in fact, and there’s just no way to go wrong with this one. Risotto is usually finished off with parmesan cheese for that signature creaminess and while this risotto, already richly flavored, doesn’t need that extra touch, I did add some vegan cashew “cheese” to mine– a delicious paste of some cashews, nutritional yeast and salt. It was quite amazing.

Butternut Squash Risotto [Vegan]

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