Green Cashew Rice & Balsamic sweet pepper dressing
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Serves: 4
 
Ingredients
Green Cashew Rice
  • 2 cup long grained basmati rice
  • 1 cup cashews
  • 1 tbsp sultanas
  • 1 cup scallions finely chopped
  • 1 tsp minced garlic
  • 1 tbsp fresh ginger paste
  • 2 green peppers (Thai green/Serrano/Jalapeno) paste
  • 1 Bay leaf
  • salt
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 4 cups of water
Balsamic Sweet Pepper Dressing for Grilled Tilapia
  • 1 cup sliced rounds of sweet peppers
  • 1 cup onions chopped in large pieces
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
  • ½ cup cucumbers cubed
  • 2 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 cup Balsamic Vinaigrette
Instructions
Cooking the rice
  1. Wash and drain the rice completely.
  2. Marinade with ginger and green pepper paste for 15 minutes
  3. Heat oil in a pan and fry scallions and minced garlic on the high for a minute
  4. Add cashews and raisins. Saute for another minute
  5. Transfer the marinated rice into the pan.
  6. Fry the rice, stirring gently, for two minutes.
  7. Now add water, salt and bay leaf.
  8. Bring to a boil, lower the flame to simmer
  9. Cover the pan, leaving about an inch of an opening on one side.
  10. Cook for 15 minutes.
  11. Check for doneness. The grains should long, and be firm, but mash easily between fingers.
  12. Rice keeps cooking even after you have taken it off the flame, so it can dry out easily. Keep rice well covered to keep it moist.
Cooking Balsamic sweet pepper dressing
  1. In a wok, heat oil.
  2. Saute the onions, peppers, cucumbers and tomatoes till a little softer and glistening (not mushy, they should be crunchy, except for the tomatoes).
  3. Take off the flame, and combine Balsamic vinaigrette and mix well.
To serve
  1. Place rice on one side.
  2. Lay the fish to half cover the rice
  3. Liberally cover the fish with the sweet pepper dressing.
  4. Serve immediately.
Recipe by The Lady 8 Home at https://www.thelady8home.com/green-cashew-rice-grilled-tilapia-with-balsamic-dressing/