Vegetarian Gumbo

This flavorful vegan dinner is a veggie version of the Louisiana classic. It's chock-full of butternut squash, tomatoes, poblano peppers and okra, to name just a few. This vegetarian gumbo is a quick dinner packed with flavor and spice that's done in only 30 minutes. To make it a meal, serve it with cornbread drizzled with olive oil.

Ingreadient:

• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• ⅓ cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 small butternut squash, peeled, seeded and cubed (3/4- to 1-inch)
• 2 cups chopped yellow onions
• 2 cups chopped poblano peppers
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 8 cups low-sodium vegetable broth
• 1 (28 ounce) can whole plum tomatoes, drained and crushed
• 1 ¾ teaspoons salt
• 3 cups fresh okra, trimmed and sliced (3/4-inch)
• 3 cups chopped zucchini
• 2 (15 ounce) cans no-salt-added pinto beans, rinsed
• 2 tablespoons hot sauce
• 1 tablespoon red-wine vinegar
• ½ teaspoon ground pepper
• 4 cups cooked brown rice, warmed

Directions :

1. Whisk flour and oil in a 7-quart pot. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until the mixture is deeply browned (the color of milk chocolate), 10 to 12 minutes. Add squash, onions, poblanos and celery; cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are well coated and warmed through, about 5 minutes. Stir in broth, crushed tomatoes and salt; bring the mixture to a boil over high heat. Stir in okra; reduce heat to medium-high and simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in zucchini and beans; simmer until the squash is tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in hot sauce, vinegar and pepper. Serve over rice.