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Cashew rice is a fun dressed up rice dish that is the perfect side dish. It has lots of great color and texture.
We love rice as a side dish at our house. So quick to make and easy to add ingredients to complement your favorite dishes.
Cashew rice is full of delicious flavors and textures. The addition of red peppers, green onions, and mustard seed to the cashews and rice make this a flavorful side dish. Add some chicken and you have an entire meal.
Ingredients Needed
- Jasmine Rice
- Water
- Vegetable Oil
- Cashews
- Red Bell Pepper
- Green Onions
- Yellow Mustard Seeds
- Garlic, minced
- Lemon Zest
- Salt
How to Make Cashew Rice
- Chop up red pepper, green onions, and garlic. Saute the mixture in some vegetable oil along with the mustard seeds until the veggies are tender.
- Make the rice in a rice cooker or in a pan on top of the stove according to directions on the package. Fluff with a fork.
- Combine veggie mixture along with lemon zest, cashews and rice in a bowl and stir to combine.
- Sprinkle with salt to taste. Serve warm or chilled.
Cashew Rice allows for a lot of flexibility. Use the veggies you have in your fridge, just chop them up small. You can also switch out the cashews for peanuts, almonds or hazelnuts. See how creative you can get. Not only does this rice have great flavor but I love the texture and the crunch of the veggies and nuts.
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Cashew Rice
Ingredients
- 2 cups Jasmine Rice
- 3 1/2 cups water
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tsp yellow mustard seeds
- 1/2 cup cashews
- 6 green onions chopped
- 1/2 red bell pepper chopped
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- lemon zest
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- In rice cooker or pan combine rice, 1 tsp salt and water. Cover and cook until done.
- Add vegetable oil to frying pan and add mustard seeds, cook for about one minute.
- Add in red pepper, green onions, garlic and cashews. Cook until red peppers are tender but not too soft. About 5 minutes.
- Fluff rice with fork and stir in vegetable/nut mixture. Add lemon zest and stir to incorporate. Add in 1 tsp salt if needed.
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Gookchoy says
Are the cashews raw, roasted, salty?
Leigh Anne Wilkes says
I use roasted but you can use whatever you prefer.
Denise Merrifield says
This is a great recipe. This cashew rice you will crave 🙂
Denise says
This was a big hit with my family tonight! I added a bit more cashews because one can never have too many. Thanks for a great recipe!
Denise says
this was a big hit with my family tonight! I added a bit more cashews because you can never have too many cashews. The mustard seed add a little hidden layer. Great recipe!