Fried rice with sugar pods and cashew nuts (vegan)

Today I would like to introduce you to one of my favorite (almost) one-pot dishes: fried rice with vegetables and a soy-peanut sauce.

Rice goes well with almost anything: whether Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, or Asian—there's something for everyone. Rice is also very healthy. It contains little fat but valuable complex carbohydrates. It also contains important fiber for healthy digestion, and minerals such as iron, magnesium, and zinc boost metabolism and relieve stress on the cardiovascular system.

What I particularly like about this Asian-inspired recipe is that, despite the relatively sparse ingredients, the dish tastes wonderfully spicy and not boring. If you like nutty flavors, you'll certainly enjoy this dish. The fried rice is a nice change from the standard boiled version.

This vegan rice dish isn't just impressive thanks to its fresh vegetables—bell peppers, zucchini, and snow peas. Cashews add a touch of crunch and a lovely nutty flavor, rounded out by the peanut soy sauce. This makes fried rice not only ideal for lunch or dinner, but also a great meal prep dish!

Ingredients for 2 servings

½ red pepper

150 g rice

½ zucchini

50 g Snow peas

3 garlic cloves

4 tbsp soy sauce

1 tbsp Peanut butter

60 g Cashew nuts (with or without salt)

1 tbsp sesame

2 tbsp neutral cooking oil (or coconut oil)

salt and pepper

Tools: cutting board and knife, pan, cooking pot

preparation

1. First, cook the rice in boiling salted water.
2. Then cut the bell peppers and zucchini into pieces and roughly chop the garlic. Wash the snow peas.
3. Fry the garlic in oil in a pan, then add the peppers and zucchini. Cook for 10 minutes.
4. Mix the soy sauce with the peanut butter. Then add the sauce to the pan along with the rice, snow peas, and cashews. Add the sesame seeds. Simmer for another 10 minutes.
5. Add pepper and salt to taste and serve immediately.

Preparation time: approx. 30 minutes

Nutritional values ​​per serving: 434 kcal | 37.8 g carbohydrates | 16.9 g protein | 23.8 g fat

Have fun trying it out!

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