Healthier Fried Rice

Name: Healthier Fried Rice
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 1 yellow onion, diced; 4 green onions, sliced, white portions, light green portions, and dark green portions separated; 1 cup carrots, peeled and diced; 4 large cloves garlic, minced; 2 tablespoons fresh ginger, minced; 5 cups quinoa, cooked and cooled; 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt; 6 eggs; 5 cups mixed salad greens; 4 tablespoons soy sauce; sriracha hot chili sauce, to taste, for serving; edamame, to taste, cooked, for serving

Vegetarian Stove-Top Asian

Time: 35 minutes

Yield: 4 servings

About

What makes Healthier Fried Rice a little healthier? Well, first of all, there's actually no rice in this dish. Instead, you get quinoa... the nutrient-packed grain that's filled with all sorts of goodness! And after that, you get various fresh veggies and tasty spices mixed in to create a dish that's equal parts yummy and good for your body! Don't you just love that?! We love to enjoy this Healthier Fried Rice with a drizzle of spicy sriracha and a sprinkle of crunchy edamame... but you get to choose how you do it! And no matter how you do it, we know you're sure to enjoy it!

Ingredients

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 yellow onion, diced
4 green onions, sliced, white portions, light green portions, and dark green portions separated
1 cup carrots, peeled and diced
4 large cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons fresh ginger, minced
5 cups quinoa, cooked and cooled
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
6 eggs
5 cups mixed salad greens
4 tablespoons soy sauce
sriracha hot chili sauce, to taste, for serving
edamame, to taste, cooked, for serving

Directions

Step 1 -Heat the oil in large skillet over medium-high heat.

Step 2 -Add the yellow onion and the white and light green portions of the green onions to the skillet and sauté until the yellow onion is translucent, about 3 minutes.

Step 3 -Add the carrots to the onion mixture and sauté for 3 minutes.

Step 4 - Add the garlic and the ginger to the onion mixture and sauté for 2 minutes.

Step 5 -Add the quinoa and the salt to the onion mixture, and stir to combine.

Step 6 -Make a well in the quinoa mixture, exposing the pan, and crack the eggs into it.

Step 7 -Scramble the eggs and cook until soft, about 5-7 minutes.

Step 8 -Stir the eggs into the quinoa mixture.

Step 9 -Add the salad greens to the quinoa mixture and stir continuously until fully wilted, about 1-2 minutes.

Step 10 -Transfer the skillet from the heat. Add the soy sauce and the reserved dark green portions of the green onions to the quinoa mixture, and stir to combine.

Step 11 -Serve topped with the sriracha and the edamame.

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