{"id":6364,"date":"2015-09-06T17:40:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-06T21:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/veganlovlie.wordpress.com\/2015\/09\/06\/harissa-spiced-tomato-fried-rice-with-beetroot-greens-middle-eastern-inspired-vegan-vegetarian-recipe"},"modified":"2019-12-11T02:18:51","modified_gmt":"2019-12-11T07:18:51","slug":"harissa-spiced-tomato-fried-rice-with","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/veganlovlie.com\/harissa-spiced-tomato-fried-rice-with\/","title":{"rendered":"Harissa Spiced Tomato Fried Rice with Beetroot Greens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A vegetable tomato fried rice spiced with harissa spice. Beet greens and the stems add texture and another depth of flavour to this delicious low-fat rice dish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Packed with a blend of hot smoked chili peppers, garlic and other variable spices like cumin, coriander, caraway, mint, sometimes tomatoes and rose petals, harissa is a widely used spice in Northern African and the Middle Eastern cuisines. This highly aromatic spice comes more commonly in the form of a paste, although I conveniently keep a powdered version in the pantry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you love spicy food as much as I do, harissa should be a staple in your pantry too. I use it in different sauces and sometimes just sprinkled over some sauteed vegetables. Harissa really is a smack on the tongue, a little is enough; although my love for spicy food beckons me for a more generous amount.
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I suggest you adjust the amount of harissa used in this recipe to your taste. You can always add a little bit more once you’ve added the rice and tasted it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Concerning the rice, it is best to use very cold rice otherwise, the whole dish will turn to a mush. Infact the rice we used was cooked and frozen earlier, we removed it from the freezer about 15 minutes before cooking. You can even add the frozen rice directly to the pan and allow it to defrost until all grains are separated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Along with harissa and fresh tomatoes, we have also used nutritional yeast to induce the umami aspect of this taste combination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Whenever I see beets being sold with their greens attach, I don’t miss to buy them. They are really quite a mouthful of flavour and nutrients. To add another depth of flavour and colour to this Middle Eastern inspired fried rice dish, we have used beet greens and the stems. The latter take a little longer to cook, so in this recipe, we are precooking them separately from the greens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Have you used beet greens in recipes? What are the ways you’ve used it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last but not least, you get to see Kevin, who is usually behind the camera, in the recipe video as he is demonstrating the cooking process for this delicious Harissa Spiced Tomato Fried Rice.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n