Description
This recipe is a vegan spin on a classic Thai entree - vegan pineapple fried rice. It's meatless, eggless, and FULL of flavor!
Ingredients
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For the Sauce:
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 2 teaspoons white sugar
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
For the Fried Rice:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 1/3 cup cashews
- 1/2 yellow onion, diced (about 1 cup when diced)
- 3 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1/2 cup frozen peas
- 4 cups cooked jasmine rice*
- 1 cup pineapple, diced*
- 1/2 cup green onions, green parts only diced
- 1/2 cup raisins
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix together the sauce ingredients and set aside.
- In a large skillet over medium heat, add 1 tablespoon of olive oil and the cashews. Cook the cashews until they are lightly toasted. Remove them from the pan and set them aside.
- Add the remaining tablespoon of olive oil to the pan along with the onions. Saute the onions for about five minutes until translucent and fragrant. Then, add the garlic and cook for another minute.
- Next, add the bell pepper and peas and continue to cook for another five minutes.
- Finally, add the rice, pineapple, green onions, raisins, and cashews. Pour the sauce over top and stir until everything is combined and heated through. I personally like to turn up the heat and cook the rice for about 5 more minutes so the bottom gets a little crispy.
- Divide into bowls, top with green onions or sesame seeds, and enjoy!
Notes
This recipe works best if the rice has been sitting in the refrigerator for a day or two. This allows the rice to dry out a bit so it will soak up the yummy sauce really nicely!
You can dice a pineapple for this recipe if you'd like, but for simplicity, I like to buy pre-diced pineapple in a can.
If you are nut-free you can remove the cashews from the recipe entirely!
- Prep Time: 10 Minutes
- Cook Time: 20 Minutes
- Category: Entree
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Thai
Nutrition
- Serving Size: About 1 cup of fried rice
- Calories: 731
- Sugar: 17.3g
- Sodium: 738mg
- Fat: 11.1g
- Saturated Fat: 1.8g
- Carbohydrates: 144.7g
- Fiber: 10g
- Protein: 14.1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
