This vegan Catalan rice can be served as a main dish in summer, as it can be eaten cold and is very tasty, refreshing and light. Traditional Catalan rice includes sausage, but in this version, vegan substitutes for sausages, such as vegan sausages, are optional. In this type of dish, mushrooms or champignons are always an excellent option.
This recipe includes a batter of Catalan sauce with sautéed vegetables , which form a colorful and delicious dish with rice, which can be combined in various ways in everyday meals.
For a greater nutritional contribution, you can use brown rice or other healthy types of rice, such as aromatic brown basmati rice, nerone rice, which is high in antioxidants, or wild rice, rich in protein.
Ingredients for 3 people:
preparation:
- Pour water into a saucepan and cook over high heat until it boils. Add the vegetable broth, lower the heat and add the rice. Cook until the rice is tender, then drain and reserve.
- Wash the tomatoes, cut them into pieces and brown them in a pan with a teaspoon of olive oil and a clove of finely chopped garlic.
- Cook for a minute and add the sugar, the crumbled bay leaf and the thyme.
- Cover and cook for 30 minutes , over low heat.
- Remove the sauce from the heat, let it cool, blend it in the blender and reserve.
- Apart, peel and chop the onions and peppers , without the seeds.
- In a saucepan, pour 2 teaspoons of olive oil and brown the onion and peppers over moderate heat for 10 minutes , stirring occasionally.
- If you are including vegetable meat or vegan sausages, add them to the cooking at this time.
- Add the tomato sauce and the rice that you have reserved.
- Season with salt and pepper , to taste.
- Cook 15 more minutes.
- Serve hot, or let it cool.
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