Roast fennel and aubergine paella

Summary

Vegan - Spanish

Ingredients

• 1 Onion (finely chopped)
• 1 Courgette (medium)
• 1 Lemon (chopped)
  Swaps (1)
• 200 ml White wine
  Swaps (1)
• pinches Salt
• pinches Black pepper
• 1 teaspoon Paprika
• 1 Red Pepper (thinly sliced)
• handfuls Parsley
• 300 g Paella Rice
• pinches Saffron
  Swaps (1)
• 700 ml Vegetable Stock
• 4 Fennel (small)
• 100 g Peas
• 6 Baby Aubergine (small)

Instructions

1. 1

   1 Put the fennel, aubergine, pepper and courgette in a roasting tray. Add a glug of olive oil, season with salt and pepper and toss around to coat the veggies in the oil. Roast in the oven for 20 minutes, turning a couple of times until the veg are pretty much cooked through and turning golden.

2. 2

   2 Meanwhile, heat a paella pan or large frying pan over a low– medium heat and add a glug of olive oil. Sauté the onion for 8–10 minutes until softened. Increase the heat to medium and stir in the rice, paprika and saffron. Cook for around 1 minute to start toasting the rice, then add the white wine. Reduce by about half before stirring in two-thirds of the stock. Reduce to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes without a lid, stirring a couple of times.

3. 3

   3 Stir in the peas, add some seasoning, then gently mix in the roasted veg. Pour over the remaining stock, arrange the lemon wedges on top and cover with a lid or some aluminium foil. Cook for a further 10 minutes.

4. 4

   4 To ensure you get the classic layer of toasted rice at the bottom of the pan, increase the heat to high until you hear a slight crackle. Remove from the heat and sit for 5 minutes before sprinkling over the parsley and serving.