Vegetarian Lolita recipe from Alicante

On this occasion, we are going to make a spoon recipe with a lot of tradition, humility and versatility. It is the Alicante Lolita in its vegetarian version. This dish admits endless versions depending on the season and the area: each house has its own recipe for Alicante Lolita.

The name of this dish refers to the clay pot in which it was cooked in the past. Nowadays, it is still served in this type of pots, giving a more rustic and traditional air to the table. The recipe itself is a very simple stew of legumes, vegetables and rice with a lot of nutritional value.  we tell you how to make a vegetarian Lolita from Alicante step by step, so, let’s go with the recipe!

Ingredients to make vegetarian Lolita Alicante:

• 1 onion
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 300 grams of natural crushed tomato
• 2 leeks
• 1 turnip
• 200 grams of pumpkin
• 2 artichoke hearts
• 100 grams of spinach
• 200 grams of beans
• 150 grams of lentils
• 3 cups of brown rice (600 grams)

How to make vegetarian Lolita Alicante:

1. To flavor the Veggie Pot, start with a simple stir-fry. In a saucepan, add two tablespoons of olive oil and brown 2 finely chopped garlic cloves over low heat to prevent them from burning and turning bitter.
2. Add the chopped onion and fry for 5 minutes or until golden brown. After 5 minutes, add the crushed tomato to the saucepan and let everything sauté together for 10 more minutes. Turn off the heat and reserve the sauce.
3. Put the beans to soak the night before to hydrate them. The next day, in a large pot, put the hydrated beans, covers them with cold water and cooks them for 20 minutes from the moment the water starts to boil.
4. After 20 minutes, add the lentils, the quartered artichoke hearts, the diced turnip and the sliced ​​leeks. Let cook 15 more minutes to get a vegetarian pot from Alicante with a lot of flavor.
5. Add the pumpkin and spinach leaves and cook for 5 more minutes.
6. At this point, add the soffit that you had previously reserved to the pot and mix everything. Season with salt if necessary.
7. Tip: you can add aromatic herbs such as laurel to enhance the flavor of the vegetarian pot.
8. Finally, add the brown rice and a little more water to prevent the stew from drying out. Let it cook until the rice is well cooked.
9. You can serve directly in deep dishes or you can transfer the preparation to a tureen/clay pot to serve at the table. As you can see, the result is a very complete and flavorful vegetarian Lolita from Alicante.

Ideas to accompany the vegetable stew

The Alicante vegetable pot is a delight, as well as a dish full of nutrients, such as vitamins and minerals. Therefore, it is a perfect dish to follow a healthy diet, to lose weight or keep fit. Likewise, it is ideal for children because it encourages their development. Having said all this, we recommend accompanying the vegetarian Lolita from Alicante with equally healthy dishes, such as a green salad, boiled white rice.