We love to throw nuts into a thai style curry, towards the end. Often, we'll add a can of chickpeas and some nuts instead of meat. They get a nice, softened texture but are still a little crunchy and absorb some of the wonderful flavors of the sauce.
My favorite way to use salted cashews? Melt dark chocolate, stir in nuts, place big tablespoons of chocolate covered nuts on a parchment lined baking sheet and place in freezer for about 10 minutes or until chocolate has firmed up. Fabulous treat!
Alex Stupak's Smoked Cashew Salsa (but you can skip the 'smoked' part if too much)
A mix of roasted cashews, roasted peanuts, roasted almonds mix with some neutral oil and season with red chili powder, cumin, lime zest or citric acid and you have a spicy, tangy nut mix!
Vegan recipes use lots of cashews for dairy replacement. If your cashew is already salted, then you probably leaning towards savory recipes:
cashew lasagna http://ohsheglows.com/2011/11/07/vegan-lasagna-with-basil-cashew-cheeze/
cashew alfredo https://minimalistbaker.com/30-minute-cashew-alfredo/ ; http://veggieandthebeastfeast.com/2014/09/08/vegan-pumpkin-alfredo-linguine/
There is also some sweet recipes:
cashew cheesecake http://thegreedyvegan.com/cashew-cream-cheesecake/ http://siftandwhisk.com/blog/strawberry-vanilla-bean-raw-vegan-cheesecake/
cashew popsicles https://www.halfbakedharvest.com/vegan-chocolate-fudge-popsicles/
This broccoli, cashew and brown rice pilaf, from an early Julie Sahni cookbook: https://tinyurl.com/SahniCashewPilaf
Also, I make these cashew date balls on a regular basis: https://food52.com/recipes/30743-apricot-date-and-cashew-snack-balls I don't add as many sesame seeds as called for (and toast them first), and I don't add the almond butter; I usually substitute dried cherries for about a third of the dates, and always use unsulphured apricots, to cut the sweetness. They make a terrific breakfast on mornings when I work out at the gym first thing. They're great with toasted walnuts, too, when you run out of cashews. ;o)
Also:
chicken and cashews (American chinese dish with brown or garlic sauce);
chicken cashew curry;
chocolate bark with cashews & dried fruit of your choice;
cashews dipped in melted chocolate;
homemade cashew butter.
Cashews freeze very well. You could freeze some in ziploc bags and use the remainder in recipes. A recipe search for "cashew" on F52 showed many pages of recipes, (some are for raw cashews, but you can probably adapt) here are some results. I stuck to F52-ers that I recognized or recipes that have Wildcard or Community Pick or other recognition: https://food52.com/recipes/2105-ancho-chili-cinnamon-chocolate-bark, https://food52.com/recipes/25857-savory-venn-pongal-south-indian-style-rice-mung-bean-risotto, https://food52.com/recipes/19343-chicken-and-tofu-stir-fry-with-celery-and-cashews, https://food52.com/recipes/73880-toasted-cashew-and-marzipan-blondies (note the comments section, wherein someone stated that they used roasted, salted cashews), https://food52.com/recipes/75508-fusilli-with-kale-cashew-pesto (salted cashews ok), https://food52.com/recipes/5593-minced-chicken-and-cashew-with-thai-basil (you might reduce one of the salty components like the soy sauce or increase some of the blander ingredients since this recipe, as written, only serves two).
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A mix of roasted cashews, roasted peanuts, roasted almonds mix with some neutral oil and season with red chili powder, cumin, lime zest or citric acid and you have a spicy, tangy nut mix!
cashew lasagna http://ohsheglows.com/2011/11/07/vegan-lasagna-with-basil-cashew-cheeze/
cashew alfredo https://minimalistbaker.com/30-minute-cashew-alfredo/ ; http://veggieandthebeastfeast.com/2014/09/08/vegan-pumpkin-alfredo-linguine/
There is also some sweet recipes:
cashew cheesecake http://thegreedyvegan.com/cashew-cream-cheesecake/ http://siftandwhisk.com/blog/strawberry-vanilla-bean-raw-vegan-cheesecake/
cashew popsicles https://www.halfbakedharvest.com/vegan-chocolate-fudge-popsicles/
Also, I make these cashew date balls on a regular basis: https://food52.com/recipes/30743-apricot-date-and-cashew-snack-balls I don't add as many sesame seeds as called for (and toast them first), and I don't add the almond butter; I usually substitute dried cherries for about a third of the dates, and always use unsulphured apricots, to cut the sweetness. They make a terrific breakfast on mornings when I work out at the gym first thing. They're great with toasted walnuts, too, when you run out of cashews. ;o)
chicken and cashews (American chinese dish with brown or garlic sauce);
chicken cashew curry;
chocolate bark with cashews & dried fruit of your choice;
cashews dipped in melted chocolate;
homemade cashew butter.