Gluten Free Vegan Pineapple Fried Rice

I purchased two pineapples for a GREAT price ... on sale in the HEAT of the SUMMER. The pineapples ripened very quickly and I needed to find ways to use the fruit before it became wasteful.

I searched for recipes and decided to make a version of pineapple fried rice that was a medley of a few recipes I read.

The recipe is simple to make and works best with rice that is cooked and chilled.

Ingredients:
Olive oil or coconut oil (enough so vegetables do not stick)
1/2 cup diced onion
3 large or 6 small garlic cloves diced 
1/4 cup diced fresh ginger
1 large carrot diced
1 red bell pepper, 1 zucchini, or 1 yellow squash diced
2 cups diced pineapple (some juice is OK too)
1 1/2 tsp curry
1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
3 cups cold rice - I use brown rice
3 tsp tamari (gluten free soy sauce)

OPTIONS: add roasted cashews or tofu to the rice to take it from side dish to a meal.

Instructions:

• Saute' vegetables (and ginger) in oil to brown them just a bit and soften the carrots
• Add the curry and crushed red pepper. Stir to combine.
• Add pineapple and rice. Stir to combine. 
• Add tamari. Stir to combine. 

Serve with nuts or tofu if you wish to make it a meal rather than a side dish.