Vegetable Paella

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Vegetable Paella

Source: www.sanitarium.com.au

 

 

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Prep Time: 15 min.

Cooking Time: 35 min.

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1 tablespoon (4 tsp) olive oil

1 brown onion, diced

1 clove garlic, crushed

1 1/2 cups mushrooms, sliced

1 green capsicum (bell pepper), deseeded and diced

1 yellow capsicum (bell pepper), deseeded and diced

1 cup red lentils

1 cup brown rice

1 teaspoon paprika

1 teaspoon cumin

1 teaspoon coriander

2 cups unsweetened pineapple juice

2 cups water

pinch saffron threads

1/4 cup currants

1/4 cup toasted pinenuts

100 g (3 1/2 oz) snow peas, cut into thin strips

1 tablespoon (4 tsp) chopped parsley leaves

 

 

1. Heat oil in a large deep frypan. Cook onion and garlic until soft

but not brown.

 

2. Add mushrooms, capsicums, lentils and rice. Cook for 2 minutes.

Add spices and stir through.

 

3. Combine pineapple juice, water and saffron. Add to rice. Simmer

for 25-30 minutes until the rice has absorbed the liquid.

 

4. Add currants, pinenuts and snow peas. Stir until heated through.

Serve garnished with parsley.

 

 

Serves 6.

 

 

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Per serve: Kilojoules 1600; Calories 285; Protein 14g; Fat 10g;

Carbohydrate 55g; Sodium 20mg; Potassium 780mg; Calcium 50mg;

Iron 3.9mg; Fibre 8g.

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