Spanish Vegetable Paella BY KIM CAMPBELL Paella is a traditional Spanish dish that brings rice, vegetables, and mouthwatering flavors to the table. It’s a family-style simple meal that’s served right from the pot! When our daughter traveled to Spain and raved about paella, I decided to create a whole food plant-based, oil-free version that we all could enjoy. The flavors begin with beautiful saffron rice and an assortment of spices that are sure to warm your belly. I cheated on so many levels with this paella because I wanted to use brown rice, no oil, and no seafood. Cooking brown rice all in one pot with the vegetables would have overcooked the vibrant vegetables, so I cooked the saffron rice in a separate pot. I even cheated more when I cooked the rice in the Instant Pot®, making perfect rice every time. When I build paella, I always start with cooked brown saffron rice straight from my Instant Pot.
VEGWORLD
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March/April 2021
