Whole Foods Orange Cashew Rice

Lovely, colorful and tasty rice! I have sampled Whole Foods Market offerings, and let me tell you, everything is outstanding!!! Recipe from The Whole Foods Market Cookbook.

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1  cup water
• 1  cup  orange juice
• 2  teaspoons  grated orange zest
• 1  tablespoon olive oil
•  salt, to taste
• 1  cup basmati rice
• 1⁄2 cup  roasted cashew pieces
• 1⁄4 cup  chopped  yellow pepper
• 1⁄4 cup  chopped  red pepper
• 3  scallions, minced
• 1  teaspoon salt
•  fresh ground white pepper, to taste
• 8  ounces mandarin orange segments, drained well

Directions

1. In a 2-quart sauce pot, bring the water, orange juice, orange zest, olive oil and salt to a boil, and stir in the rice.
2. Cover the sauce pot, and simmer the rice for 25 to 30 minutes, until rice is cooked through and liquid has totally evaporated.
3. Empty the orange rice into a large mixing bowl, and add the cashew pieces, peppers and scallions.
4. Just before serving, season the rice with the salt and white pepper, and add the drained mandarin orange segments, folding them in gently to prevent the oranges from breaking.