Cashew Nut

The true fruit of the cashew tree is a kidney or boxing-glove shaped drupe that grows at the end of the cashew apple. The drupe develops first on the tree, and then the pedicel expands to become the cashew apple. Within the true fruit is a single seed, the cashew nut. Although a nut in the culinary sense, in the botanical sense the nut of the cashew is a seed.
how to enjoy
•combining cashews with other nuts and dried fruits makes a healthy snack.
•right before taking off the heat, add cashews to healthy sautéed vegetables.
healthy sauté cashews with shrimp, basil and green beans for a delightful thai inspired dish.
•cashews with a little bit of maple syrup make a great topping for hot cereals.
•add cashew butter to breakfast soy or rice milk shakes to up their protein content (a quarter-cup of cashews provides over 5 grams of protein) and give them a creamy nutty taste.
•in a saucepan over low-medium heat, mix cashew butter with some soy sauce, cayenne pepper, garlic, ginger and water to make a wonderful sauce for fish, vegetables, tofu or rice.
cashews are a very good source of monounsaturated fats and copper, and a good source of magnesium, manganese, and phosphorus.