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. 

Fried Rice is a Quick Meal

Fried Rice is a QUICK meal 

Fried rice is a blank canvas that can be customized based on the ingredients you have on hand. When I make fried rice, I use this basic formula to begin my meal

2 cups left over rice + 2 eggs + 2 cups diced vegetables + 2 TBSP gluten free soy sauce

Onion/shallot/garlic/ginger may be used for flavoring
Sesame oil, peanut oil, or olive oil can be used to satuee the items in the pan
Additional protein can be used (shrimp, chicken, tofu)

Instructions:

Dice vegetables and onion/shallot/garlic/ginger and add to a pan with oil
Sautee protein until thoroughly cooked (or dice left over pieces and add later with the rice)
Shift ingredients to side of pan or wok and cook eggs
Add in left over rice, gluten free soy sauce, and left over protein to integrate ingredients

Make the Recipe Your Own

You can use the left over rice of your choice
You can add flavor via marinated protein or adding additional ingredients