Amazing simple vegetarian olive vegetable fried rice using only 4 ingredients and 10 minutes preparation.

What’s Chinese olive vegetable (橄榄菜)

Chinese olive vegetable (橄榄菜) is a a specialty of Teochew (or chao zhou, 潮州) cuisine, a branch of Chinese cuisine. The name is quite misunderstanding. It is not pickled olive fruit but cooked mustard with olive fruit, soy sauce and oil. Though not fermented, the long cooking time gives the oil vegetable a very distinctive, strong savory flavor.

The background story about Chinese olive vegetable says that one lady found the young and immature Chinese White Olive (青橄榄) dropping to the ground. She picked them up and place in their pot cooking mustard green. Then this “olive vegetable “was created. I get lots of feedbacks asking about how to find Chinese olive vegetable. You can search it in Asian stores or check this link and get it from amazon. 

I have tried to use it in basic soups, topping for breads and fried rice. Last time when I visit a local Cantonese restaurant, I found this olive vegetable fried rice been brought up on their seasonal new meal. Unlike other fried rice with lots of ingredients for a multi layer flavor, this olive vegetable fried rice is really simple, it only includes eggs, bok choy and olive vegetable fried rice. But it is so delicious so I make this copycat at home when back to home.

Ingredients

• 2 eggs, whisked with a small pinch of salt 
• 2 servings left over rice (around 3 cups)
• 2-3 bok choy, wash carefully and then cut into small pieces
• salt to taste
• 1 and 1/2 tbsp. Chinese olive vegetable
• 2 tbsp. cooking oil

Instructions

1. Heat 2 tablespoon of cooking oil and then fry whisked egg. Break the eggs into small pieces once well fried.
2. Place leftover rice in. Use the back of your turner and separate the grains.
3. Add chopped bok choy and olive vegetable. Mix well. Add salt to taste before serving.

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Olive Vegetable Fried Rice

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

10 mins

Total Time

20 mins

 

Olive vegetable fried rice with only 4 ingredients but creates extremely delicious flavor.

Course: staple food

Cuisine: Chinese

Servings: 2

Calories: 336 kcal

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 2 servings left over rice around 3 cups
• 2-3 bok choy wash carefully and then cut into small pieces
• salt to taste
• 1 and 1/2 tbsp. Chinese olive vegetable
• 2 tbsp. cooking oil

Instructions

1. Heat 2 tablespoon of cooking oil and then fry whisked egg. Break the eggs into small pieces once well fried.

2. Place leftover rice in. Use the back of your turner and separate the grains. 

3. Add chopped bok choy and olive vegetable. Mix well. Add salt to taste before serving.

Nutrition Facts

Olive Vegetable Fried Rice

Amount Per Serving

Calories 336 Calories from Fat 180

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 20g 31%

Saturated Fat 2g 10%

Cholesterol 163mg 54%

Sodium 608mg 25%

Potassium 2177mg 62%

Total Carbohydrates 19g 6%

Dietary Fiber 8g 32%

Sugars 10g

Protein 18g 36%

Vitamin A 755.4%

Vitamin C 458.2%

Calcium 90.7%

Iron 41.6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.