During our last holiday, someone served us a perfect rice pudding with strawberries as a dessert after dinner. Because I love rice so much, and especially the creamy texture of arborio rice, I decided to prepare this dessert for my family. It was probably a success, because their bowls were cleared in a flash. But for the time it takes to prepare, this pudding would be a perfect breakfast for a cloudy day in autumn. Unfortunately, we make use of every morning minute to sleep, so this kind of dish is available only at the weekend and on holiday.

The pudding tastes perfect, served hot or chilled. Prepare it for yourself. If you don't like rice grains, blend a smooth pudding, and it will be delicious too. In the summer time, when we have so much fresh fruit around us, you can add raspberries, strawberries, whortleberries or blueberries. In the winter time, roasted apples and raisins will be perfect. I recommend it!

Ingredients (for 3 people):
100g of arborio rice
600ml of milk
1 teaspoon of vanilla essence
1 teaspoon of butter
1 tablespoon of sugar
a pinch of salt
200g of strawberries
1 tablespoon of sugar
1 teaspoon of lemon juice

Boil the milk with the butter, sugar and vanilla essence. Add the rice and boil, stirring often for 16-18 minutes until you have a creamy dessert.
Leave some nice strawberries for decoration. Cut the rest into quarters, put them into the pot and add the lemon juice and sugar. Mix them in and boil until you have more juice but the fruit is still pithy.
Put the pudding into some bowls. Add the hot fruit. Decorate with the rest of the strawberries.

Enjoy your meal!

Try also:
Coconut-vanilla pudding with tapioca and fruit
Chocolate rice pudding with plums
Healthy breakfast for everybody