An easy side dish ready in under 10 minutes, this Orange Cashew Broccoli will quickly become part of your weekday meals. A few simple ingredients and a stovetop is all you need to have a healthy side dish recipe for your next dinner.
Have you ever been in love with two people or things at the same time? If so, you know the explosive love and heartbreak I’m feeling right now.
There’s a war waging in my heart right now. Channing Tatum vs. Orange Cashew Broccoli.
Who will win?
It’s really hard to say. Mr. Orange Cashew Broccoli is so easy, so dependable and fits in seamlessly with the rest of my life. There’s also no denying that Mr. Tatum is beautiful to look at, but easy and dependable he is not. Dat body thoooooooo.
Mr. Broccoli fills my tummy with so much healthy goodness, but Mr. Tatum gets my heart thumping like woah. One is good for the body, and one is good for the soul. Can’t I just have both?
Clearly someone just saw Magic Mike XXL…and I’m not gonna deny that it was definitely my favourite movie of the year. A cinematic masterpiece it was not but damn did I ever leave that theater with the biggest smile and a little extra spring in my step!
The only issue? So did every girl in the city of Toronto.
I may never have Channing Tatum to myself, but at least I have this Orange Cashew Broccoli.
If you’re looking for me, I’ll be hiding in the corner eating my broccoli while painfully listening to this beautiful ballad and day dreaming about his suave dance moves.
Channing, if you’re reading know that I will forever be your pony girl. No amount of broccoli will ever replace you.
PrintOrange Cashew Broccoli
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 4 side servings 1x
Ingredients
- 1 head of broccoli, stemmed and cut into florets
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp grated ginger
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 tbsp water
- 1 naval orange, juiced
- 1 tbsp tamari (or soy sauce if not gluten-free)
- 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 2 tbsp unsalted cashews (raw or dry roasted work)
- pinch of red pepper flakes
Instructions
- In a large pot or wok add olive oil and heat over medium heat.
- Add in broccoli, ginger and garlic and saute until broccoli is coated.
- Add in water and cover pot to allow broccoli to steam for 3 minutes.
- Remove lid and add in orange, tamari, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil and cashews.
- Saute for 5 minutes to char broccoli slightly and allow it to absorb the sauce.
- Eat! Will keep for several days in the refrigerator if you don’t eat the whole recipe in one sitting…which I usually do.
Have you seen Magic Mike (1 or 2?!) Are you in love with Channing Tatum? HANDS OFF LADIES!
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11 Comments
Caroline
August 5, 2015 at 8:01 amI cooked this yesterday evening and it was SO – DELICIOUS!! Mind blown 🙂 Hubby loved it as well. I also added the orange flesh in the sauce mix, so that there will be nice with the crunch of the broccoli. This goes to my top 5 broccoli recipes! Please post some more awesomeness because you got a real fan here 😉
Megan @ Straight From The Jar
July 22, 2015 at 2:18 pmBahaha. This post is everything. Also, Pony is my jam.
Davida Kugelmass
July 22, 2015 at 8:48 pmIt’s my theme song in life. It’s just playing in the background everywhere I go…
Selena @ thenutritiouskitchen.com
July 21, 2015 at 3:07 pmOh my goodness I love everything about this post. After I saw Magic Mike 2 I had to take a second to soak it all in. My mind was totally blown. While Channing made my heart pound, Joe Manganiello is my guy. So you can have channing and i’ll have him and we’ll both have this delicious looking brocolli?! 😉
Davida Kugelmass
July 21, 2015 at 8:03 pmThat backstreet boys moment…I can’t even. I think you have yourself a deal!
lynsey | lynseylovesfood
July 21, 2015 at 9:33 amlol i have been waiting for this post!! love it. xo
Laur
July 21, 2015 at 9:23 amI want to see this SO bad. I might have a date night with myself tonight haha!
Lee
July 21, 2015 at 6:50 amMaybe you can swoon Channing with your new face mask cover 🙂 Still dying from that snap and the fact you put it on your story. <333333
Davida Kugelmass
July 21, 2015 at 7:10 am#noshameinmygame
Alexa [fooduzzi.com]
July 21, 2015 at 6:06 amWow, this dish sounds delicious! I can’t get enough broccoli this time of year, so we’re constantly roasting it for a quick salad topper. We may need to change things up this summer and try this! Pinned!
Davida Kugelmass
July 21, 2015 at 7:11 amThank you lovely! It’s always nice to change it up from the usual roasted variety 🙂