vegan paella

Vegan Paella

The traditional Spanish rice dish…but vegan! Adding more peppers and peas and tomatoes to make this a filling, one pan meal for the whole family, ready in less than 45 minutes. 1 Paella Pan 12″ dia or heavy based skillet or frying pan.

Ingredients:

  • 4 tablespoon Olive Oil
  • 1 Onion large, peeled and finely diced
  • 3 Garlic cloves, peeled, finely diced
  • 1 Bell Pepper red, deseeded, and cut into thin slices
  • 1 Beefsteak Tomato cut into small dice
  •  ½ cup Peas frozen
  •  1 cup Rice Paella
  •  3 cups Vegetable Stock
  • ¼ teaspoon Saffron
  •  1 teaspoon Smoked Paprika
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
  •  1 Lemon cut into wedges
  •  Parsley fresh, finely chopped

Instructions:

  1. Heat the olive in the bottom of your paella pan, or skillet, and fry the sliced red peppers for 5 minutes. Remove from the oil and place to one side.
  2. Add the onions and garlic to the oil and cook until translucent.
  3. Add the chopped tomato and frozen peas, cook for a minute, then add the rice, stock, paprika and saffron.
  4. Cook over vigorous heat for 5 minutes before turning down to the lowest setting.
  5. Return the fried peppers to the top of the top and cook over low heat until the rice is tender.
  6. Once done, serve with lemon wedges and sprinkled with chopped parsley.