Pineapple Cauliflower Fried Rice
When two of my favorite things collide I am overcome with joy. For example, this mashup of my favorites -pineapple and fried rice is the best! You could make it with regular or brown rice by swapping cooked rice for the cauliflower rice step and it would be absolutely delicious. But, when you’re low carb-ing it watching your girlish figure, or just trying to incorporate as many veggies as possible, this cauliflower rice version is everything!
I love it, the hubby loves it, even my little guy loves it. Plus, when you serve it in the pineapple halves it makes it so fun and pretty and you seem like a gosh darn goddess of the kitchen! And you totally are, so eat like it!
Pineapple Cauliflower Fried Rice
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons avocado oil
- 1-pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 tablespoon pink Himalayan salt
- 1 tablespoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon ginger, minced or grated
- 4 – 6 cloves of garlic, minced (I’m a garlic freak so I play more in the 6 realm)
- ¼ medium red onion, finely chopped
- 1 medium red bell pepper, finely chopped
- 2 eggs, whisked
- 16 oz cauliflower rice
- ½ cup frozen peas
- 1 pineapple, halved and inners scooped out; roughly chop 1 cup and juices reserved
- 2 tablespoons coconut aminos
- 3 tablespoons pineapple juice
- ½ tablespoon sriracha, optional
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
- ½ cup cilantro, finely chopped, optional
Instructions
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Season shrimp with ½ tablespoon of salt and ½ tablespoon of pepper. Add to hot pan and cook 2 minutes on each side. Remove and set aside.
- Add additional 1 tablespoon of oil to pan. Add garlic, ginger, and red onion to the pan and cook about 30 seconds just until fragrant. Add red pepper and cook additional 1 minute. Add whisked eggs and cauliflower rice as well as remaining salt and pepper and stir constantly to coat rice in egg. Allow rice to cook for 2-3 minutes to allow some of the moisture to escape.
- In a small bowl mix together aminos, pineapple juice, sriracha, if using, and curry powder. Pour into the fried rice and stir to coat. Add shrimp and peas and allow to cook additional 2-3 minutes. Taste and add additional salt and pepper if needed. Stir in pineapple chunks, green onions, and cilantro.
