Romance can happen any time… Don’t wait for Valentines day

Be spontaneous tonight with this romantic Idea from Vladia

Treat your loved one to a romantic and nutritious dinner with this flavor-loaded Seafood & black rice Paella.

In Vladia’s world, a balanced life certainly includes wine so pick up your favourite bottle while you get the rest of your ingredients!

Paella Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp ghee
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 2 gloves of garlic, minced
  • 1 red capsicum, cut into thin pieces
  • 1 cup black rice
  • 1 tsp About Life smoked paprika
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric
  • 1 tomato, chopped
  • Dried mixed herbs (a pinch)
  • Pinch of About Life dried chili flakes
  • 1 cup  bone broth
  • 1 glass of white wine
  • 1 x  Salmon Fillet
  • 1 x  white fish steak
  • Your choice of seafood – prawns or mussels are great
  • 1 cup of frozen peas
  • 1 bunch of fresh parsley
  • 2  limes cut into wedges

Turmeric tahini aioli

Ingredients

  • 6 tbsp of tahini
  • ½ lemon juice
  • 1 tsp of salt
  • 3 tbsp of olive oil
  • 3 tbsp of water
  • 2 tsp of turmeric
  • 1 clove of garlic minced

Combine all ingredients and mixed thoroughly with a fork.

Method

Heat paella pan and add in ghee. Add onions and gently sweat the onions for 5 minutes.

Add the garlic and red capsicum and continue to cook for 2-3 minutes. Add in black rice, paprika, and turmeric, and stir well.

Add your chopped tomatoes and fry for a few minutes until the rice is well-coated and begins to turn translucent. Add the white wine, stir and allow the alcohol to burn off for a few minutes.

Add the mixed herbs and chili flakes. Add a couple of ladles of bone broth, stir well and allow to simmer on low heat. Once the broth has been absorbed, add in the remaining broth, 1 ladle at a time for another 10 minutes.

In the meantime add a knob of ghee in a pan and add 1/2 a tsp of Paprika. Turn up the heat and add the salmon and white fish, and cook for 1-2 minutes until brown. Remove the salmon then lightly fry the seafood mix also for 1-2 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside.

Add the salmon to the pan and place the whole paella dish in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for 10 minutes. Add more broth as and when it is needed and stir the rice gently making sure you do not break up the salmon.

Add the peas and seafood mix and cook for a further 5-10 minutes making sure the rice & seafood is cooked.

Garnish with wedges of limes and freshly chopped parsley. Serve immediately with turmeric aioli.