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landslide, stevie nicks]Okay y'all, I have GOT to share what I made for dinner because it took almost no work, was 100% vegan, and was frickin' yummy. Roasted asparagus and Mediterranian Rice. Trust me, it sounds less interesting than it is.You'll need:1 cup long grain brown rice1 medium red onion, siced really small2 tsp bay leaves1 tbs oregano8 oz. fire roasted, diced, tomatossaltpepper1 can (16 oz) chick peas (garbanzo beans)lemon juice3-5 cloves minced or sliced garlicOne can asparagusolive oilsaltFor the Rice, I went ahead and just started my brown rice. I used 1 cup of long grain brown rice, and 2.5 cups water, went ahead and let that get working towards a boils. Chopped up and added a medium sized red onion. I ground up about two teaspoons worth of bay leaf (maybe a little less), and tossed it in. Added approx. a tbs of oregano, and some salt and pepper. By then it was almost boiling, so I went a head and covered my pot and went to hw (lol). I set the timer for about 45 minutes. When there was about 25 minutes left, I pulled out my small casserol (what, like 6 by 9 or whatever is small). Poured in a can of drained asparagus, sprinkled a copious amount of chopped garlic on in with it (probably approx. 4 tbs or so). Coated by hand all of it with a bit of olive oil, sprinkled the top with salt, and popped it in the oven (by this time the rice mixture had about 17 minutes left). I left all well enough alone for ten minutes, went back and added to the rice mix some lemon juice (to your taste), a can of drained chick peas, and half a can of fire roasted tomato, and let it heat the rest of the way for the remainder of the time, whatever it was (only like five minutes left). When the timer went of I pulled out the veggies, took the rice of the stove (perfect timing, because the moisture was just about simmered out, but there was enough to be kind to the combination of ingredients). It was freaking tasty is all I have to say! |