Name: Grilled Pineapple Fried Rice
Prep time: PTM
Cook time: PTM
Yield: 4-5
Ingredients: 1/2 onion (diced small); 2 carrots (diced small); 1 clove garlic (minced); 2-3 green onions (green and white parts) (sliced); 6-8 oz baked tofu (cut into small cubes); 1/2 cup frozen peas (thawed ); 4 cups brown rice (cooled (see note above)); 2 TBS tamari or other low-sodium, gluten-free soy sauce; 3 TBS pineapple or orange juice; 1 1/2-2 tsp toasted sesame oil; 1/2 tsp liquid sweetener (e.g., maple syrup or agave); 1 tsp chili paste (sambal oelek); 6 slices pineapple (cored )

Grilled Pineapple Fried Rice

This delicious dish isn’t technically fried like most “fried rice” because it’s not cooked in oil – just water! There is a very small amount of sesame oil in the sauce and that’s it! Healthy and tasty un-fried rice!

CourseEntrée

Servings

4-5

Servings

4-5

Ingredients

1/2 oniondiced small
2 carrotsdiced small
1 clove garlicminced
2-3 green onions (green and white parts)sliced
6-8 oz baked tofucut into small cubes
1/2cup frozen peasthawed
4cups brown ricecooled (see note above)
2TBS tamari or other low-sodium, gluten-free soy sauce
3TBS pineapple or orange juice
1 1/2-2tsp toasted sesame oil
1/2 tsp liquid sweetenere.g., maple syrup or agave
1tsp chili pastesambal oelek
6slices pineapplecored

Instructions

On hot grill or grill pan, cook the pineapple slices about 5 minutes per side. Slice into bite-sized pieces and set aside.
In a small bowl, combine tamari, pineapple juice, sesame oil, sweetener and chili paste. Taste to adjust flavors if needed (you may like it spicier, sweeter, etc). Set aside.
In a wok or deep skillet, sauté onion and carrots until soft, adding small amounts of water as they stick to deglaze the pan.
Add garlic and cook another minute.
Add tofu, peas, brown rice, green onion, pineapple and cook, stirring constantly, until warmed through.
Add sauce, and cook a few minutes, stirring often, until sauce is evenly distributed.