Grilled Pineapple, Cashew and Quinoa Stir-Fry/Salad

A friend of mine recently made this for me and I was blown away. It can be eaten warm, at room temperature or cold.

 

I googled "grilled pineapple and quinoa" and found this 3 down. It's written like it was their original invention, which is totally awesome because I think it's genius. Fried rice, without the rice! I modified the vegetables, purely because of what I had in the fridge. Also in the original recipe they fry the onion in sesame oil, which I think is a mistake because it loses its sesame aroma quickly at high heat.

Grilled Pineapple, Cashew and Quinoa Stir-Fry/Salad

 

1 cup quinoa

1 zucchini

1 carrot

3 spring onions

1/2 cup unsalted roasted cashews

1 onion finely diced

5 cm knob ginger finely diced

3-5 cloves garlic finely diced

1 pineapple

3 eggs

1 lime

1/2 cup peas

sesame oil

soy sauce

 

Place 1 cup quinoa with 2 cups water, bring to boil and simmer 12 minutes, drain and set aside.

 

 

While the quinoa is cooking, finely dice up the vegetables and get started on your pineapple. Cut into 1.5cm thick discs and remove skin.

 

This one was super sweet, hello Sunshine Coast!

 

The Pineapple grilled really well on the baby Q weber, 3-4 minutes on each side on a low heat.

 

It also works well in a flat sandwich press.

 

Dice up your grilled pineapple, I wish I'd cut mine up finer because I wanted pineapple in every bite.

 

Add the onion to a pan or wok with 1 tbl vegetable oil.

 

 

Cook for 3-5 minutes until it starts to caramelise.

 

 

Add the carrot, fry for 2-3 minutes 

 

Add frozen peas, cook another minute or so

 

Add finely diced zucchini, fry another minute

 

Add white and some of the green parts of the spring onion (keep a little if the green tips for a garnish). Fry another minute.

 

And the cooked quinoa, a generous splash of sesame oil and soy sauce

 

 

Add cashews and grilled pineapple pieces, warm through

 

 

Quickly cook your omelette, with 3 eggs beaten well with 1-2 tbl water

 

 Roughly chop and stir through.

 

 

Add the green of the spring onion and a squeeze of lime to garnish. 

 

 

 The cashew, egg and grilled pineapple combo is so yummy. More cashews I say!

 

Enjoy!