Easy and colourful vegetable paella
A delicious, easy and colourful vegetarian and vegan paella recipe that is surprisingly easy to put together. Easy adaptable to suit individual tastes.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small onion finely sliced
- 2 peppers red, yellow or orange, thinly sliced
- 1 small fennel bulb cut into thin strips, optional
- 2 cloves garlic crushed
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon turmeric
- ½ teaspoon saffron strands optional
- ½ optional chilli powder to taste optional
- 300 g paella rice paella rice can be found in most big supermarkets
- 900 ml hot vegetable stock
- 240 g butter beans 1 standard tin, drained and rinsed
- 100 g peas frozen are fine
- 400 g black olives drained and rinsed
- Small handful parsley finely chopped
- 1 lemon cut into wedges, to serve
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan or wok. Add 1 sliced onion and cook over a medium heat for 10 minutes until soft and golden. Stir often.
- Add the 2 sliced peppers and sliced fennel, stir well, and continue to stir and cook for a further ten minutes until soft.
- Add two cloves of crushed garlic and the spices (1 teaspoon smoked paprika, ½ teaspoon turmeric, ½ teaspoon saffron and ½ teaspoon chilli powder if using). Stir and cook for 1-2 minutes.
- Add 300g paella rice and stir so that it is coated in the vegetable mixture.
- Pour in 900ml vegetable stock, bring to the boil, then reduce to a simmer and leave to bubble away for 20 minutes, or until the rice is cooked. You don’t need to stir.
- A couple of minutes before the rice is due to be cooked add the rinsed butterbeans, 100g peas and the jar of olives and stir in.
- Cover with a lid or foil and leave for 10 minutes.
- Add the chopped parsley and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve hot with lemon wedges.
Notes
Nutritional information is approximate and intended as a guide.
Nutrition
Calories: 645kcalCarbohydrates: 104gProtein: 17gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 14gSodium: 2497mgPotassium: 1118mgFiber: 18gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 1656IUVitamin C: 82mgCalcium: 130mgIron: 8mg
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