Fool Me! Fried Rice!

Denise Gianatasio is a Northport 
Village resident and freelance writer. 
She is a licensed agent at Signature 
Premier Properties, 172 Main Street, Northport 631-754-3600 ext. 577. 
Denise enjoys cooking and sharing her recipes and family stories, as she 
wants to inspire a warm sense of home 
with her readers. Please feel free to 
contact her for any advice you may 
need at dishinwithdenise@yahoo.com.

Here’s a delicious way to have your fried rice and eat it without guilt.  Your palate will definitely be fooled into believing the taste is “take out” fried rice. In this recipe cauliflower is the imposter for the rice.  Looks and tastes like fried rice. This makes an excellent side dish added to any main dish or it can become the main dish according to a bit of improvising and a little creativity~ have fun adding your favorite ingredients.

4 cups of grated raw cauliflower 
(use a mini chopper or food processor to achieve this… or buy the cauliflower already riced fresh in bags at Trader Joe’s)
1 onion chopped
¼ cup canola oil 
1 T sesame oil
Pinch of red pepper flakes
2 eggs scrambled
1 cup frozen petite peas
2 garlic cloves minced
½ cup raw carrots diced small 
3 T (or to taste) soy sauce

Sauté onions in oil until soft and 
transparent, add garlic and sauté for 2 minutes 
Add carrots and stir 3-4 minutes
Add cauliflower and sauté 5-7 minutes
Add peas and scrambled eggs stir in for 2 minutes
Add soy sauce, red pepper flakes and taste for seasonings.

Add any cooked protein you’d like, pork, chicken or shrimp and or desired veggies. (baby whole corn, sprouts, water~ chestnuts, etc. 

So nice when someone cooks for me, Thanks Di! Delicious! Served with delicious shrimp taco’s.
A light summer meal…of course with a chilled glass of white wine and dining outdoors! 
XO Denise