INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

~ - - - - 1 1/2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil (up to 2 tbsp) 2 cloves
garlic (up to 3 cloves) -- minced 1 leek, cleaned and trimmed -- finely
chopped 1/4 cup fennel -- thinly sliced OR celery -- thinly sliced 3 cups
cooked white rice (up to 4 c) 1 tomato -- seeded and diced 1/4 cup
chickpeas 2 tablespoons pine nuts -- lightly toasted 8 black olives (pref
oil-cured) 3 dried tomatoes -- cut in thin slices 1 bunch basil -- stemmed
* Soak saffron in 1 tabelspoon water or Basic Vegetable Stock for 15
minutes
For the sauce, combine the lemon juice, tomato paste, saffron, salt, and
pepper in a small bowl and whisk until smooth. Add plenty of salt and
pepper. The mixture should be highly seasoned.
Just before serving, heat a wok or large non-stick frying pan over a high
flame. Swirl in the oil. Add the garlic and leek and stir fry for 15
seconds, or until fragrant but not brown. Add the fennel and stir fry for 1
to 2 minutes, or until the fennel is tender.
Stir in the rice, tomato, chickpeas, pine nuts, olives, and dried tomatoes,
and most of the basil. Stir fry for 2 minutes, or until the ingredients are
thoroughly heated. Stir in the sauce and cook for thirty seconds. Correct
the seasoning, adding salt or lemon juice to taste. Decorate the rice with
the remaining basil leaves and serve at once. Serves 6 as a side dish or 4
as a main course.
Recipe from Steven Raichlen's High Flavor Low Fat Vegetarian Cooking ISBN 0
14 02.4124 8
Recipe by: Steven Raichlen's High Flavor Low Fat Vegetarian Cooking
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