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Recipe: Vegetable Paella from Vegan Without Borders by Robin Robertson

December 19, 2014 By Robin Robertson

Vegetable_PaellaSaffron is traditional in this voluptuous Spanish stew, but if you don’t have any you can leave it out and you’ll still have a delicious dish. If you’re not a fan of eggplant, substitute diced mushrooms. For a heartier dish, add 8 ounces of diced seitan, vegan sausage, or steamed tempeh.

This recipe is from Vegan Without Borders by Robin Robertson © 2014, Andrews McMeel Publishing. Used with permission.

 

Vegetable Paella

Ingredients:

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 large yellow onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 medium eggplant, peeled and cut into ½-inch dice
  • 1 red bell pepper, seeded and coarsely chopped
  • 1 cup uncooked short-grain white rice (or long-grain brown rice, see Note)
  • 1½ cups vegetable broth
  • 1 pinch of saffron threads
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1 (28-ounce) can diced fire-roasted tomatoes, undrained
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1½ cups cooked chickpeas or 1 (15.5-ounce) can, drained and rinsed
  • 1 (6-ounce) jar marinated artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
  • 1 cup frozen green peas
  • ½ cup sliced pimiento-stuffed green olives
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley
  • 1 teaspoon finely minced lemon zest

 

Preparation:

9781449447083Heat the oil in a large saucepan or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the onion and cook for 5 minutes to soften. Add the garlic, eggplant, and bell pepper and cook 3 minutes longer. Stir in the rice, 1 cup of the broth, and the saffron, paprika, bay leaf, oregano, red pepper flakes, and diced tomatoes and their juice. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat to medium. Season with salt and pepper to taste, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes.

Stir in the chickpeas, artichoke hearts, peas, and olives. If the mixture seems dry, add the remaining ½ cup of broth. Stir in the parsley and lemon zest and cook until the rice and vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes longer. Remove and discard the bay leaf. Taste and adjust the seasonings, if needed. Serve hot.

 

Note: You can use brown rice instead of the traditional white rice, if you prefer, but it will take longer to cook, so allow more time.

 

Serves 4

Gluten-free | Soy-free | Low Oil

 

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About Robin Robertson

Robin Robertson is a vegan chef and award-winning cookbook author whose culinary experience spans nearly thirty years. She has been a chef, caterer, cooking teacher, and food columnist. Her cookbooks include the best-selling Vegan Planet, Quick-Fix Vegan, Fresh from the Vegan Slow Cooker, Vegan on the Cheap, 1,000 Vegan recipes, and Vegan Fire & Spice. Robin blogs at RobinRobertson.com.

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  1. Zyxomma says

    December 21, 2014 at 6:30 pm

    There’s a way to make this with brown rice, but without needing additional cooking time. I’ve been using sprouted brown rice, and it’s completely cooked in 25 minutes. Looks like a delicious recipe. Health and peace.

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    […] Vegetable Pallea — Total bias here; this is my favorite recipe featuring artichoke hearts, and one of my favorite recipes ever. Each time Robin Robertson updates this dish, it gets better, and she really hit the nail on the head with the version from Vegan Without Borders. […]

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