Whisk all dressing ingredients together until homogenous and set aside.
Rice Salad
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add brown rice and cook (like pasta) until cooked through. This can take anywhere from 10 minutes to 25 minutes depending on the brand and kind of brown rice. The beauty is that you can check the doneness of the rice without disturbing the cooking process.
Once the rice is cooked through, drain into a fine mesh strainer and rinse with cold water.
Drain as much of the water out as possible then add the rice to a large bowl.
Add the cucumber, cabbage, cashews, peanuts, sesame seeds, and cilantro leaves to the bowl. Dress the salad with all the dressing and toss to combine.
Serve with a squeeze of lime. Enjoy!
Notes
This method of boiling rice is not traditional but perfect for getting perfectly cooked rice. It's especially wonderful because you can pick out individual grains and test the doneness of brown rice which can be tough to cook otherwise.Dress this salad right before serving but both dressing and salad can be prepped ahead of time.