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veggie fried rice in wok and bowls with chopsticks

Easy veggie fried rice

This colourful veggie fried rice recipe is a quick, healthy dinner that's suitable for vegans and vegetarians. It's always popular with the kids and is a great way to use up leftover rice.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 4
Calories 423 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
 
 

For the sauce

  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup

For the fried rice

  • 300 g rice (dry weight) cooked
  • 1 tablespoon sunflower oil or sesame oil
  • 1 onion finely chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
  • 1 inch piece ginger finely chopped
  • 2 carrots diced
  • 100 g green beans chopped
  • Handful of frozen peas
  • Handful of frozen sweetcorn

To serve, optional

  • Coriander
  • Cashew nuts
  • Peanuts
  • Spring onions
  • Roasted tofu

Instructions
 

  • First make the sauce. Mix together 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 1 tablespoon rice vinegar, 2 tablespoons sesame oil, 1 tablespoon maple syrup in a small bowl and set aside.
  • Next heat the oil in a large wok. Add a finely chopped onion and stir fry for 5 minutes until soft.
  • Add 2 cloves chopped garlic, a 1 inch piece of ginger, peeled and chopped and stir fry for one minute.
  • Add 2 diced carrots and 100g chopped green beans. Stir fry for a further 5 minutes until the carrots are softening.
  • Add a handful of frozen peas and another handful of frozen sweetcorn and fry for 2 minutes until warmed through.
  • Add a large bowlful of cooked rice (mine weighed 300g before cooking). Stir fry until the rice is piping hot and well mixed in with the vegetables.
  • Add the sauce and mix in.
  • Serve immediately. If liked you can serve with fresh coriander, toasted cashew nuts, peanuts, spring onions or roasted tofu.

Notes

  1. Nutritional information is approximate and is intended as a guide only. It does not include serving suggestions.
  2. As a rough guide 300g uncooked rice will yield around 900g cooked rice. This recipe is very flexible though so use more or less depending on how much you have leftover.
  3. Not suitable for freezing.

Nutrition

Calories: 423kcalCarbohydrates: 72gProtein: 7gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gSodium: 538mgPotassium: 321mgFiber: 3gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 5269IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 57mgIron: 1mg
Keyword veggie fried rice
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