I love experimenting with new ways to eat vegetables and have to say that I was ecstatic when it was decided that veggies would make a delightful substitute for carbs such as pasta and rice. If you are curious about the many ways in which you can use a variety of vegetables and fruits in a spaghetti, linguine, rice style fashion I would strongly suggest that you check out inspiralized.com, they have so many amazing inspirations for using vegetables as a base instead of a side and I absolutely love their website! Like LOVE!!

Today I was thinking about their rice recipe and how I could use it as a base to some delicious recipes. Now I was never a huge fan of plain old rice even though I have eaten my fair share of rice and beans! I have been a vegetarian since I was 14 years old, so that equates to about 9,000 people telling me all about my protein needs, if you ever went veg than you know exactly what I am talking about. Alkaline diets debunk the myth that you need exorbitant amounts of protein to be healthy, in fact most western diets consist of way too much protein. On an Alkaline diet you eat a wide variety of vegetables and therefore consume as much protein as you need, if I was a tri-athlete or a marathoner than I would definitely want to consume more protein but there is no need for me to eat 15 eggs a day and copious amounts of rice and beans. Which leads me back to the 'rice' in this dish it is actually shredded sweet potato and wow, was it perfect for my faux pineapple fried rice dish.

I personally love pineapple, it is one of my favorite foods by far. It is so sweet and tangy and burns my tongue in the perfect way and cooking it makes it even sweeter and more delightful. In this dish, I combines my sweet potato rice with fresh pineapple, onion, garlic, jalapeno, ginger, soy sauce, and sesame oil to make a light, satisfying, nutrient dense, vitamin c rich dish. I hope you enjoy!

Pineapple Fried Sweet Potato 'Rice'

Serves 2

2 medium Sweet Potatoes, shredded to a rice consistency

1 small Onion, diced

2 cloves garlic, diced

1/2 Jalapeno Pepper, minced (optional)

1 cup Pineapple, diced

1 cup Kale

2 tbs Olive Oil

1 tbs Sesame Oil

1 tbs Soy Sauce

2in piece of Ginger, grated

Heat the olive oil in a saute pan over medium-high heat until glistening, add the onion, stirring to coat. Cook for 3-4 minutes until softened. Add the garlic and jalapeno to the pan, stirring to combine, cook for another 2 minutes until well blended. In a small bowl combine the soy sauce sesame oil, and ginger, add to the pan along with the pineapple and kale. Cook for another 2 minutes or until the kale has slightly wilted and the pineapple is warm. Serve sprinkled with sesame seeds. Enjoy and healthy eating!