Haloumi and pineapple fried rice - Real Recipes from Mums

A quick easy stir fry Haloumi cheese with pineapple, veggies and rice.

Ingredients (serves 4)

125g Haloumi cheese cut in small cubes
2 slices of canned pineapple cut in small chunks
1 small brown onion diced
1/4 head of purple cabbage chopped in small pieces
1 medium carrot diced
1 medium capsicum diced
1/2 cup frozen peas
2 cups cooked rice
2 TBSP light soy sauce
1 TBSP pineapple juice reserved from canned pineapple
1TBSP cooking oil
a sprinkle of sesame seeds

Method

Heat frypan in medium-high heat for a minute, add oil to frypan, tilt and swirl to coat the surface. Sweat onion but do not brown too much, add carrot and cabbage, stir frequently till they are soft.
Add cheese and continue to stir until the cheese is slightly brown on the edges. Add capsicum, frozen peas and pineapple. Stir for a minute, then add rice and break up the lumps so the rice is spread out evenly.
When the rice has heated through, add soy sauce and pineapple juice. Stir briskly to combine all ingredients. Sprinkle with sesame seeds, turn off heat. Transfer fried rice to a big platter to share at the table immediately.

Notes

Haloumi cheese is one of my favorites. It's perfect for a non-meat dish and still brings plenty of flavour to the taste buds. Pineapple adds that lovely sweetness to counter act the saltiness of the slightly fried cheese. Here's a big secret - cook the rice a day in advance, keep in fridge loosely covered with glad wrap so the moisture from the cooked rice is reduced, it will guarantee the best result that matches any top chef's fried rice.

25 Comments

- - meedee said
  - 09 May 2021
    1:36 pm
Fried rice is a great way to use up any leftovers you may have in the fridge.

- - Ellen said
  - 22 Sep 2019
    8:07 am
Haloumi and pineapple is a lovely combination

- - mom117082 said
  - 04 Mar 2017
    5:14 pm
got 2 make this one

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- - mom70876 said
  - 21 Nov 2016
    8:42 pm
Oh wow, this looks really good, can’t wait to try this.

- - ella12 said
  - 24 Aug 2016
    11:34 am
This is certainly a very colourful creation.

- - Deanalie said
  - 10 Jul 2016
    11:09 pm
Yum a new spin on a stir fry definitely one to add to the try list

- - rovermum said
  - 11 May 2016
    11:40 am
This is such a yummy and flavoursome recipe. I know people rave about haloumi but I’ve never tried it. Here is my chance!

- - mom19782016 said
  - 08 May 2016
    8:15 pm
I’m always up to try new recipes with Haloumi!!

- - pakeko said
  - 05 May 2016
    8:26 pm
Other than the pineapple this sounds like something that we will love in this house

- - rachelvk said
  - 05 May 2016
    5:44 pm
A very interesting recipe and certainly a twist on the more traditional fried rice.

- - robyn_smithwick said
  - 05 May 2016
    5:07 pm
What a great recipe. The pineapple makes it perfect!

- - mom62624 said
  - 05 May 2016
    6:16 am
Fried rice is a favourite with our family and this great recipe brings an interesting twist, thanks for sharing!.

- - mom134803 said
  - 05 May 2016
    3:32 am
Nice one !

- - mom101628 said
  - 04 May 2016
    9:11 pm
This looks a very colourful dish.

- - mom57598 said
  - 04 May 2016
    2:43 pm
gosh. how easily delicious. yummo

- - pickles said
  - 04 May 2016
    10:44 am
This recipe looks delicious and I cannot wait to try it out for myself.

- - mom93821 said
  - 03 May 2016
    6:58 am
Thanks for a colourful looking dish – tasty looking too!

- - Missey Grace said
  - 02 May 2016
    8:42 pm
Thank you all lovely moms, it brings happiness to know that you are enjoying this dish.
- mom93821 replied
  
  04 May 2016 , 7:48 am
  Thank you for sharing another of your delicious looking recipes – always appreciated!
  - Missey Grace replied
    
    06 May 2016 , 8:43 pm
- - mum4107 said
  - 02 May 2016
    7:53 pm
Sounds delicious. I pinned it too. Thank you

- - mom90758 said
  - 02 May 2016
    4:11 pm
Very nice. I pinned it in my list of recipes to try!