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    Home > Gluten Free

    20-Minute Vegan Spanish Fabada

    Published: Oct 16, 2015 · Modified: Jun 21, 2019 by Iosune · This post may contain affiliate links · 18 Comments

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    Vegan Spanish fabada. Quick healthy and easy recipe | simpleveganblog.com #vegan #glutenfree

    Fabada asturiana is a Spanish bean stew, originally from Asturias, a region located in the north of Spain. This is my version and is quite different than the traditional one, which is not vegan at all!

    The recipes I usually share in the blog are simple because I want to show you that cooking vegan and healthy is so easy and you don't have to spend hours in the kitchen to make delicious meals, there are so many recipes you can make in less than 30 minutes.

    I love this simple vegan fabada recipe because you just need 20 minutes to make a comforting, nutritious, healthy stew, perfect for fall!

    20-Minute vegan Spanish fabada | simpleveganblog.com #vegan #glutenfree

    Tips:

    • Traditional fabada is made with dried large white beans (fabes de la granja) soaked overnight, but I used canned fabes. If you can't find them, use cannellini beans instead.
    • Add your favorite veggies: potatoes, sweet potatoes, pumpkin, whatever! Feel free to add some herbs or spices.
    • I used ground turmeric instead of saffron because is more affordable and easy to find, but you can use it if you want.
    • Oil-free recipe: remove the oil and cook the veggies in some water, vegetable broth, tamari, soy sauce or any other liquid you have on hand.

    How-to make Vegan Spanish fabada | simpleveganblog.com #vegan #glutenfree

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    20-Minute vegan Spanish fabada recipe | simpleveganblog.com #vegan #glutenfree

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    20-Minute Vegan Spanish Fabada

    Vegan Spanish fabada. Quick healthy and easy recipe | simpleveganblog.com #vegan #glutenfree
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    ★★★★★

    5 from 1 reviews

    I love this simple vegan Spanish fabada recipe because you just need 20 minutes to make this comforting, nutritious, healthy stew, perfect for fall!

    • Author: Simple Vegan Blog
    • Prep Time: 5 mins
    • Cook Time: 15 mins
    • Total Time: 20 minutes
    • Yield: 2 1x
    • Category: Main dish
    • Cuisine: Vegan, Spanish

    Ingredients

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    • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
    • 4 cloves of garlic, sliced
    • 1 onion, chopped
    • 15 oz canned or cooked fabes, you can use cannellini beans instead(400 g)
    • ½ or 1 cup water (depending the consistency you're looking for)
    • 1 tbsp sweet paprika
    • ½ tsp ground turmeric
    • 2 bay leaves
    • 1 tsp sea salt
    • Black pepper to taste

    Instructions

    1. Heat one tablespoon of oil in a large pot and cook the cloves of garlic and the onion over medium-high heat for about 2 or 3 minutes.
    2. Blend the veggies with ¼ fabes or beans (50 g) and the water until smooth.
    3. Pour the mixture in the pot and add the rest of the ingredients, excluding the oil. Stir and cook over medium-high heat for 10 minutes.
    4. Remove from heat, add one tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil, stir and serve.

    Keywords: vegan spanish fabada, fabada asturiana, fabada

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    Comments

    1. Jenn says

      March 17, 2022 at 11:27 pm

      Bit confused. Same recipe and photos are found here: https://danzadefogones.com/fabada-vegana-en-20-minutos/ Who is the original author?

      Reply
      • Iosune Robles says

        March 18, 2022 at 10:16 am

        Hi Jenn! We have a Spanish blog and this one too 🙂 And, we sometimes make the same recipes for both blogs!

        Reply
    2. Georgie says

      June 11, 2021 at 12:18 pm

      This recipe really confuses me, the description says “Add your favorite veggies: potatoes, sweet potatoes, pumpkin, whatever! Feel free to add some herbs or spices” and the instructions say to blend the veggies… but the only vegetable in the ingredients is onion.

      Reply
      • Iosune Robles says

        June 14, 2021 at 10:10 am

        Hi! You need to blend the veggies you have chosen 🙂

        Reply
    3. Schef Wright says

      January 08, 2021 at 5:42 pm

      Super recipe!! We've made it 4 times! Great advice on using different veggies - we usually use onion, white potato, sweet potato, and a winter squash, sometimes celery or others. Thanks!!

      ★★★★★

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      • Iosune Robles says

        January 15, 2021 at 11:21 am

        Sounds delish!! So glad you liked it 🙂

        Reply
    4. Kev Macleod says

      January 12, 2019 at 3:20 pm

      I have spent a lot of time in Asturias as my ex wife is from there. It is a beautiful very green and mountainous part of Spain. I have eaten a lot of Fabada in my time. I would strongly recommend using saffron rather than turmeric. Saffron is a bit expensive but you really don't need to use much of it. I've tried it with turmeric and it tasted ok but far less authentic. If you can't find fabes then butter beans are more like fabes than cannellini beans. I would also recommend Spanish smoked paprika rather than sweet. I have also previously added pressed tofu that had been marinated in olive oil, lots of finely chopped garlic, a little saffron, Spanish smoked paprika and salt. the marinated tofu can be a good replacement for the chorizo, morcilla and belly pork that is in the non vegan one.

      Reply
      • Iosune says

        January 15, 2019 at 11:18 am

        Hi Kev! Thanks a lot for your comment 🙂 We try to adapt our recipes for our readers, so we use inexpensive and easy to get ingredients. Have a nice day!

        Reply
    5. Anna says

      September 08, 2018 at 7:39 pm

      Is there something missing from this recipe? There are no vegetables listed as ingredients except for garlic and onion.

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      • Iosune says

        September 11, 2018 at 9:22 am

        Hi Anna! That's right, fabada is not made with a lot of veggies 🙂

        Reply
    6. susan frost says

      June 19, 2017 at 7:01 pm

      Ive just started on my vegan journey and have been looking for quick, simple and tasty recipes to make. I made this today and it is delicious and I will definitely make this again. An added bonus was how cheap this was to make. Thank you. x

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      • Iosune says

        July 03, 2017 at 5:26 pm

        Hi Susan! I'm so glad you liked it 🙂 Have a nice day!

        Reply
    7. Alexis says

      August 17, 2016 at 8:57 pm

      I have saffron and would love to use it instead of the turmeric. Would you know how much to use? ?

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      • Iosune says

        August 31, 2016 at 10:24 am

        Hi Alexis! You need to add just a little amount of saffron, try the paella and add more if needed 🙂

        Reply
    8. Ana @ Ana's Rocket Ship says

      February 29, 2016 at 10:16 pm

      I know you call yourself the simple vegan blog - but this surely takes simple to a whole new level? Do you think that butter beans would work - they'd be bigger than the cannellini and an opportunity for me to use them.

      Reply
      • Iosune says

        March 16, 2016 at 11:53 am

        Hi Ana! I think butter beans will work as well 😀

        Reply
        • Ana @ Ana's Rocket Ship says

          March 19, 2016 at 12:38 pm

          Thanks!!! I'll be making these pronto then!

        • Iosune says

          March 21, 2016 at 9:52 am

          Hope you like it! 😀

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