Vegan Paella With Saffron

This Vegan Paella will bring everybody to the table with its brilliant golden colour, smoky flavour, caramelized crust, and mouth-watering fragrance! its generous, aromatic and loaded with addictive flavours. This paella is a great party option if your guests are following special diets.  It’s vegan/vegetarian/dairy free, gluten free, nut free, and soy free.

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1 green bell pepper
• 1 yellow bell pepper
• 1 red bell pepper
• 250 g artichokes
• 250 g Arborio rice
• 400 g canned chopped tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 2 pinches saffron threads
• 750 g water
• 1 vegetable bouillon cube
• salt
• pepper
• ½ lemon
• ¼ bunch parsley

Method

• Place a wok or a deep pan over medium heat and add 3 tablespoons of olive oil. Let it get hot.
• Finely chop the onion and garlic.
• When the olive oil gets hot, add the onion and the garlic.
• Sauté for 3-5 minutes, until they caramelize nicely.
• Remove the stems and seeds from the bell peppers.
• Cut them into thin vertical slices and chop the artichokes into 2 cm cubes.
• Add them to the wok and sauté for 3-5 minutes.
• Add the rice and stir with a wooden spoon.
• Add the canned chopped tomatoes, paprika, saffron, bouillon cube, salt and pepper.
• Lower heat to low and simmer for 25-30 minutes, stirring every so often.
• When the liquid has reduced and the rice has softened, remove from heat.
• Thinly slice the lemon, finely chop the parsley and add to the wok.
• Check the flavours and season to taste.