Continuing my Featured Ingredient  meal series, today’s spotlight is on orange. As with the rest of the series, this meal was packed into an Easy Lunch Box, though for dinner I served the rice and salad on plates for my parents and myself (not pictured). This dish turned out to be a delightful surprise hit—we couldn’t stop talking about it afterward, especially the fragrant rice and the bright, citrusy salad dressing.

Container: EasyLunchBoxes

Left Side: Orange Rice – Modifications to recipe – used Lipton Onion dip mix, white basmati rice, didn’t use scallions. Added more liquid since I ran out of liquid before rice was tender. The photo above does not show the cashews and orange zest but I used them for the plated meals.

Top Right:  Greek yogurt with chopped orange, honey and chopped pistachios

Bottom Right: Apple Citrus Spinach Salad – Modifications to recipe – used orange juice instead of blood orange juice, didn’t use fresh garlic in the dressing