Vegan Paella
Ingredients
- 3 Tablespoons safflower oil
- 1 large yellow onion, diced
- 1 jalapeño, deseeded and diced
- 5 garlic cloves, crushed
- 2 links vegetarian sausage, chopped
- 2 cups basmati rice
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 1 summer squash, chopped
- 1 ½ cups tomato puree
- ¼ cup cilantro
- 8 strings saffron
- 1 Tablespoons fresh rosemary
- 1 Tablespoon fresh thyme
- 5 cups veggie broth
- 1 (8-ounce) pack of vegan fish, cooked and chopped
- 2 cups broccolini
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Juice of 1 lemon
Instructions
- In a very large skillet heat oil and sauté onion, jalapeño, garlic and veggie sausage.
- Push veggies to outer rim of sauté pan and create a circle in middle. Add a few more tablespoons of oil and place rice in circle. Stir rice and cook until it becomes a chalking white and almost browned.
- Add bell peppers, squash, tomato puree, cilantro, saffron, rosemary, thyme, and veggie broth. Stir all ingredients, bring to a boil, top with veggie fish and Broccolini.
- Cover and turn down heat to a low simmer and cook for 25- 30 minutes. Salt and pepper to taste. Squeeze the juice of 1 lemon before serving. Enjoy!