This unusual fried rice recipe is one way to change up the starches you serve. From I Am A Food Blog, the BLT fried rice is extremely versatile as it can be served as either a side, main or leftovers-transforming dish. Given that this fried rice recipe contains your important food groups (protein, grains and vegetables), it could easily serve as a main course you can quickly whip up for a weekday meal.
In addition to a very hot pan, you will need delicious ingredients including chopped up bacon slices, diced onion, old and cold jasmine rice, shredded romaine lettuce and halved cherry tomatoes. You can also add salt and pepper plus sliced green onions as a garnish.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Versatile Rice Dishes
- Opportunities for creating more multi-purpose rice dishes that can serve as a side, main, or leftover-transforming dish.
- Creative Flavor Pairings
- Opportunities for exploring interesting flavor combinations in rice dishes, such as adding bacon, lettuce, and tomato like in the BLT fried rice recipe.
- Quick and Healthy Meal Options
- Opportunities for developing more quick-to-prepare and nutritionally-balanced meal options using rice and other key food groups.
Where This Applies
- Food and Beverage
- Exploring new rice-based products and recipes that cater to the growing demand for versatile, globally-inspired, and healthy meal options.
- Restaurant and Hospitality
- Developing creative rice dishes that can be served across different dayparts and appeal to a wider range of diners who seek new and exciting flavors.
- Consumer Packaged Goods
- Developing and marketing easy-to-prepare rice dishes that cater to busy professionals and families who want quick and healthy meal solutions.
