Acqua e Sole

OUR RECIPES

Authentic recipes from the Italian tradition, designed to bring out the best in every grain of our rice. From the classic risotto to signature dishes.

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Risotto alla Milanese
Tradition
40 min
Carnaroli Rice

Risotto alla Milanese with Clarified Butter

The traditional Lombard version with clarified butter: beef marrow, saffron threads and Carnaroli Classico for the golden risotto that is the symbol of Milan.

Serves 4 4.7/5
Risotto alla Milanese Classico
Classic
35 min
Arborio Rice

Risotto alla Milanese Classico

Beef marrow, saffron threads and the perfect mantecatura (off-heat creamy stir) for a risotto all’onda (loose and wavy). Our take on the Lombard classic.

Serves 6 By the book
Risotto alla Zucca
Autumn
30 min
Arborio Rice

Risotto alla Zucca

A classic of the autumn tradition of Northern Italy: golden pumpkin, butter, Parmesan and Arborio rice for a comforting, creamy risotto.

Serves 4 Easy
Risotto with Blueberries and Speck
Signature
40 min
Sant’Andrea Rice

Risotto with Blueberries and Speck

A signature risotto that brings together the sweetness of blueberries and the creaminess of Taleggio, crowned with crisp speck and lemon thyme.

Serves 4 Medium
Porcini Mushroom Risotto in a ceramic bowl, an autumn recipe from Lumellogno
Autumn
40 min
Carnaroli Classico Rice

Porcini Mushroom Risotto

The autumn risotto with fresh porcini sautéed separately and the mantecatura finished all’onda (loose and wavy). Our Carnaroli Classico holds up the scent of the mushroom without covering it.

Serves 4 Medium
Dried Porcini Mushroom and Black Truffle Risotto in a ceramic bowl, a recipe for a winter Sunday
Winter
45 min
Carnaroli Classico Rice

Risotto with Dried Porcini and Black Truffle

The winter version of the woodland risotto. Rehydrated dried porcini, an aromatic broth, black truffle shaved raw at the very last moment. The important Sunday.

Serves 4 Medium
Arborio Rice Cake with Red Prawn from Mazara and Bisque, an original Acqua e Sole recipe
All year round
35 min
Arborio Rice

Arborio Rice Cake with Red Prawn from Mazara and Bisque

Our recipe in the Acqua e Sole voice, with Arborio grown in Lumellogno.

Serves 4 Medium
Black Rice Cake with Sole and Almonds, an original Acqua e Sole recipe
All year round
55 min
Black Rice Il Moro

Black Rice Cake with Sole Fillet and Almonds

Our recipe in the Acqua e Sole voice, with Il Moro grown in Lumellogno.

Serves 4 Medium
Black Rice Cake with Smoked Salmon and Philadelphia, an original Acqua e Sole recipe
All year round
55 min
Black Rice Il Moro

Black Rice Cake with Smoked Salmon and Philadelphia with Dill

Our recipe in the Acqua e Sole voice, with Il Moro grown in Lumellogno.

Serves 4 Medium
Black Rice Cake with Home-cured Gravlax, an original Acqua e Sole recipe
All year round
55 min
Black Rice Il Moro

Black Rice Cake with Home-cured Salmon Gravlax

Our recipe in the Acqua e Sole voice, with Il Moro grown in Lumellogno.

Serves 4 Medium
Tricolour Rice Cake with Sea Bream in a Salt Crust, an original Acqua e Sole recipe
All year round
40 min
Carnaroli Classico Rice

Tricolour Rice Cake with Sea Bream in a Salt Crust

Our recipe in the Acqua e Sole voice, with Carnaroli Classico grown in Lumellogno.

Serves 4 Medium
Tricolour Rice Cake with Tuna Tartare, an original Acqua e Sole recipe
All year round
40 min
Carnaroli Classico Rice

Tricolour Rice Cake with Tuna Tartare

Our recipe in the Acqua e Sole voice, with Carnaroli Classico grown in Lumellogno.

Serves 4 Medium
Red Rice Cake with Duck in Cannonau, an original Acqua e Sole recipe
All year round
50 min
Red Rice Il Cardinale

Red Rice Cake with Duck in Myrtle

Our recipe in the Acqua e Sole voice, with Il Cardinale grown in Lumellogno.

Serves 4 Medium
Steamed Cod on Black Rice, an original Acqua e Sole recipe
All year round
40 min
Carnaroli Classico Rice

Steamed Cod on Black Rice with Tomato and Taggiasca Olives

Our recipe in the Acqua e Sole voice, with Carnaroli Classico grown in Lumellogno.

Serves 4 Medium
Steamed Cod on Black Rice with Miso, Ginger and Spring Onion, an original Acqua e Sole recipe
All year round
40 min
Carnaroli Classico Rice

Steamed Cod on Black Rice Il Moro with Miso, Ginger and Lime Sauce

Our recipe in the Acqua e Sole voice, with Carnaroli Classico grown in Lumellogno.

Serves 4 Medium
Red Rice Salad with Garden Vegetables, an original Acqua e Sole recipe
All year round
40 min
Carnaroli Classico Rice

Red Rice Salad with Garden Vegetables

Our recipe in the Acqua e Sole voice, with Carnaroli Classico grown in Lumellogno.

Serves 4 Medium
Red Rice Salad with Grilled Chicken and Rocket, an original Acqua e Sole recipe
All year round
40 min
Carnaroli Classico Rice

Red Rice Salad with Chicken, Rocket and Grana

Our recipe in the Acqua e Sole voice, with Carnaroli Classico grown in Lumellogno.

Serves 4 Medium
Wholegrain Rice Salad with Castelmagno and Piedmont Hazelnuts, an original Acqua e Sole recipe
All year round
40 min
Carnaroli Classico Rice

Wholegrain Rice Salad with Sultanas, Piedmont Hazelnuts and Castelmagno

Our recipe in the Acqua e Sole voice, with Carnaroli Classico grown in Lumellogno.

Serves 4 Medium
Wholegrain Carnaroli Boat with Guanciale and Caramelised Pears, an original Acqua e Sole recipe
All year round
40 min
Carnaroli Classico Rice

Wholegrain Rice Boat with Radicchio, Guanciale and Williams Pears

Our recipe in the Acqua e Sole voice, with Carnaroli Classico grown in Lumellogno.

Serves 4 Medium
Red Rice Frittata with Tuna and Taggiasca Olives, an original Acqua e Sole recipe
All year round
40 min
Carnaroli Classico Rice

Red Rice Frittata with Tuna and Taggiasca Olives

Our recipe in the Acqua e Sole voice, with Carnaroli Classico grown in Lumellogno.

Serves 4 Medium
Asparagus Parmigiana Risotto with Taleggio, an original Acqua e Sole recipe
All year round
40 min
Carnaroli Classico Rice

Risotto alla Parmigiana with Asparagus and Taleggio

Our recipe in the Acqua e Sole voice, with Carnaroli Classico grown in Lumellogno.

Serves 4 Medium
Saffron Rice Cake with Chicory, an original Acqua e Sole recipe
All year round
40 min
Carnaroli Classico Rice

Saffron Risotto Cake with a Heart of Chicory

Our recipe in the Acqua e Sole voice, with Carnaroli Classico grown in Lumellogno.

Serves 4 Medium
Red Rice Curry with Cannellini Beans, an original Acqua e Sole recipe
All year round
50 min
Red Rice Il Cardinale

Red Rice with Curry, Courgettes and Cannellini Beans

Our recipe in the Acqua e Sole voice, with Il Cardinale grown in Lumellogno.

Serves 4 Medium
Peppers Stuffed with Red Rice, an original Acqua e Sole recipe
All year round
50 min
Red Rice Il Cardinale

Peppers Stuffed with Red Rice, Meat and Mozzarella

Our recipe in the Acqua e Sole voice, with Il Cardinale grown in Lumellogno.

Serves 4 Medium
Peppers Stuffed with Red Rice, Ricotta and Spinach, an original Acqua e Sole recipe
All year round
50 min
Red Rice Il Cardinale

Peppers Stuffed with Ricotta and Spinach

Our recipe in the Acqua e Sole voice, with Il Cardinale grown in Lumellogno.

Serves 4 Medium
Artichokes Stuffed with Black Rice, Smoked Ricotta and Mint, an original Acqua e Sole recipe
All year round
55 min
Black Rice Il Moro

Artichokes Stuffed with Black Rice and Smoked Ricotta

Our recipe in the Acqua e Sole voice, with Il Moro grown in Lumellogno.

Serves 4 Medium
Arborio Pilaf with Pumpkin, Mushrooms and Rosemary, an original Acqua e Sole recipe
All year round
35 min
Arborio Rice

Arborio Pilaf with Pumpkin, Porcini and Rosemary

Our recipe in the Acqua e Sole voice, with Arborio grown in Lumellogno.

Serves 4 Medium
Strawberry Risotto, an original Acqua e Sole recipe
All year round
40 min
Carnaroli Classico Rice

Strawberry Risotto with Arborio

Our recipe in the Acqua e Sole voice, with Carnaroli Classico grown in Lumellogno.

Serves 4 Medium
Risotto with Red Radicchio from Treviso, an original Acqua e Sole recipe
All year round
40 min
Carnaroli Classico Rice

Risotto with Radicchio

Our recipe in the Acqua e Sole voice, with Carnaroli Classico grown in Lumellogno.

Serves 4 Medium
Risotto with Radicchio and Mild Gorgonzola, an original Acqua e Sole recipe
All year round
40 min
Carnaroli Classico Rice

Risotto with Radicchio and Mild Gorgonzola

Our recipe in the Acqua e Sole voice, with Carnaroli Classico grown in Lumellogno.

Serves 4 Medium
Rice Salad with Prosciutto and Melon, an original Acqua e Sole recipe
All year round
40 min
Carnaroli Classico Rice

Rice Salad with Prosciutto Crudo and Melon

Our recipe in the Acqua e Sole voice, with Carnaroli Classico grown in Lumellogno.

Serves 4 Medium
Rice Salad with Caprese and Buffalo Mozzarella, an original Acqua e Sole recipe
All year round
40 min
Carnaroli Classico Rice

Caprese-style Rice Salad with Buffalo Mozzarella, Cherry Tomatoes and Basil

Our recipe in the Acqua e Sole voice, with Carnaroli Classico grown in Lumellogno.

Serves 4 Medium
Risotto with Raw Red Prawns from Mazara and Asparagus, an original Acqua e Sole recipe
All year round
40 min
Carnaroli Classico Rice

Risotto with Red Prawns from Mazara and White Asparagus from Bassano

Our recipe in the Acqua e Sole voice, with Carnaroli Classico grown in Lumellogno.

Serves 4 Medium
Risotto with Prawns, Asparagus and Saffron, an original Acqua e Sole recipe
All year round
40 min
Carnaroli Classico Rice

Risotto with Prawns, Asparagus and Saffron

Our recipe in the Acqua e Sole voice, with Carnaroli Classico grown in Lumellogno.

Serves 4 Medium
Steaming Paniscia Novarese in a dark ceramic bowl, a family tradition
Tradition
75 min
Arborio Rice

Paniscia Novarese, our family recipe

The risotto of our city with black-eyed beans, salam d’la duja and pork rind. Our family recipe.

Serves 4 Medium
Creamy seafood risotto with red prawn bisque served in a white soup plate
Seafood
55 min
Carnaroli Rice

Creamy Seafood Risotto with Red Prawn Bisque

A real red prawn bisque, mussels and clams, the mantecatura finished all’onda with Carnaroli Classico. The deep pink of the sea.

Serves 4 Medium
Black rice salad Il Moro with mango, avocado and pink prawns
Summer
65 min
Il Moro

Black Rice Salad with Mango, Avocado and Prawns

A fresh salad with mango, avocado, pink prawns and Il Moro. The summer one-dish meal, tropical freshness and the minerality of black rice.

Serves 4 Easy
Asian-style black rice salad Il Moro with sesame and ginger
Fusion
50 min
Il Moro

Black Rice Salad with Sesame, Ginger and Avocado

Il Moro with sesame, ginger, soy sauce and lime. Asian inspiration in the gestures, Italian in the voice.

Serves 4 Easy
Black rice Il Moro stir-fried in a wok with chicken and garden vegetables
Stir-fried
60 min
Il Moro

Black Rice with Chicken and Garden Vegetables Stir-fried in a Pan

Il Moro stir-fried in a pan with chicken and garden vegetables. Our home-cooked take, a light oriental gesture.

Serves 4 Medium
Artichoke heart risotto with Cinta Senese guanciale in a white plate
Winter
55 min
Carnaroli Rice

Artichoke Heart Risotto with Cinta Senese Guanciale

A late-winter risotto with fresh artichoke hearts and Cinta Senese guanciale. A rich mantecatura, two ingredients of character that respect one another.

Serves 4 Medium
Risotto with braised leeks, pink prawns and saffron
Elegant
50 min
Carnaroli Rice

Risotto with Leeks, Prawns and Saffron

Braised leeks, pink prawns and saffron threads. Sunday elegance with Carnaroli Classico kept all’onda.

Serves 4 Medium
Elegant white chocolate risotto with lemon zest
Signature
40 min
Arborio Rice

White Chocolate Risotto

A creamy white chocolate risotto with lemon zest. Here at home we sometimes experiment, and out comes a surprising dish.

Serves 4 Medium
Summer black rice salad Il Moro with pink prawns and citrus
Summer
60 min
Il Moro

Summer Black Rice Salad with Prawns and Citrus

A summer salad with Il Moro, pink prawns, orange, grapefruit and lime. A freshness full of sea minerality.

Serves 4 Easy
Mediterranean-style black rice salad Il Moro with cherry tomatoes, olives and mozzarella
Mediterranean
60 min
Il Moro

Mediterranean-style Black Rice Salad

Il Moro with cherry tomatoes, Taggiasca olives, Campania buffalo mozzarella, capers and basil. Our summer on a plate.

Serves 4 Easy
Our Rice

Every Recipe Starts with a Great Rice

100% Italian rice, grown in Lumellogno, on the Novara plain. Our varieties: Carnaroli Classico, Arborio, Il Moro, Il Cardinale.

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