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I have been given a decent share of grief about my recent conversion to vegetarianism. Actually, it was not a full conversion, as I will still eat fish (though even that has turned out to mean: shrimp and scallops). Anyway, part of said grief is the disbelief that vegetarian food can be “good”, as if all I’ll ever be eating are salads and cottage cheese (Note: TheWife™ will not put up with cottage cheese).

I made this last night. It doesn’t have a name (though I’m willing to bet that a certain cousin of mine will call it “Yuck!”). There is no recipe though I should probably try to write down what I did so that future attempts will be this yummy.

A vegetarian friend of mine recently commented that vegetarian cooking can require more prep time and that is certainly true. This dish has four main parts:

• garbanzo beans, marinated (4 hours) in olive oil, garlic, cayenne, corriander, and smoked sea salt
• brown basmati rice, spiced with safron and oregano
• onions, caramelized and torqued up with red pepper flakes
• cherry tomatoes, marinated for a bit in a little balsamic vinegar and mirin

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