California Walnut Curry
DESCRIPTION
Colorful vegetables cooked in a spicy Thai red curry sauce and are flavored with a walnut cream are perfect with cooked black rice. Garnish with cilantro, Thai basil and additional walnuts for flavor and color.
Ingredients
California Walnut Cream
- 3/4 cup California walnuts
- 6 tablespoons water
Thai Vegetable Curry
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 carrots, peeled and sliced 1/4-inch thick on the diagonal
- 1 red onion, halved and sliced 1/4-inch thick
- 1 medium red bell pepper, quartered and sliced 1/4-inch thick
- 1 medium yellow bell pepper, quartered and sliced 1/4-inch thick
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 3/4 cup coconut milk
- 1/2 cup vegetable stock or broth
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 2 1/2 tablespoons Thai red curry paste
- 1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon rice vinegar
- 3 cups baby spinach
- 1 cup black rice, cooked according to package directions
Garnishes
- 1/4 cup chopped California walnuts, toasted
- Fresh cilantro leaves, small Thai basil sprigs, fresh lime wedges
Preparation
- To prepare Walnut Cream, puree walnuts and water in a small blender or food processor until light and fluffy.
- To prepare vegetable curry, heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add carrots and onion and cook for 10 minutes to soften, stirring occasionally. Add bell peppers and cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until crisp-tender. Stir in ginger and garlic and cook for 1 minute more.
- Add coconut milk, vegetable stock, tomato paste, red curry paste, soy sauce and vinegar; cook for 3 minutes more. Stir in walnut cream and spinach, cooking just until spinach is wilted.
- Serve over hot cooked rice and garnish with walnuts, cilantro, Thai basil and lime wedges.