Artichoke and asparagus paella
Free from:
Eggs
Dairy
Serves: 4-6. Preparation time 15 minutes. Cooking time 25 minutes.
Ingredients
- 200g basmati easy cook rice
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- 30g flaked almonds
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion, thinly sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 200g asparagus spears, cut into 3-4 cm pieces
- 280g jar of artichokes in oil
- 20g capers
- 50g gherkins, finely chopped
- 50g black olives, pitted
- 200g button mushrooms, halved
- 1 tbsp tomato purée
- 10 cherry tomatoes, halved
- 100g sun dried tomato paste
- 1 tbsp fresh tarragon, chopped
- 1 lemon, cut into wedges, to garnish
Method
- Put the rice in a large pan of water with the turmeric and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes then drain thoroughly.
- Toast the almonds by gently cooking in a dry pan for 2-3 minutes – set the almonds to one side.
- While the rice is cooking in a separate large frying pan heat the oil and gently fry the onion for 5 minutes.
- Add the garlic and asparagus and continue to cook for five more minutes.
- Take the artichokes, drain the oil from them and slice in half.
- Add the artichokes, capers, gherkins, olives, mushrooms and tomato purée and continue to cook for 5 minutes.
- Once the rice is cooked and drained add to the frying pan. Stir in the tomatoes, sundried tomato paste and half the tarragon.
- Serve straight away garnished with the remaining tarragon, toasted flaked almonds and lemon wedges.