Recipe: Spiced Almonds
March 26th, 2007 at 5:26 am (Physical)
Meanwhile, after wishing for some happy medium between the super salty “dry roasted” almonds available for purchase, and the bland-but-meaty raw alternative, I found this recipe in my Eating Well magazine. Over the weekend, I made a version of delicious spiced almonds which is only very loosely based on that recipe. What can I say? A girl doesn’t always have specialty paprika and imported Spanish Almonds on hand. Still, I think they turned out well.
I added lime juice to the egg whites (a coating liquid) and TrueLime crystals to the spices to give the nuts a more citrusy, lime-and-chile flavor. Then I used chile powder, cumin, and a bit of oregano along with my fancy, crushed sea salt. Then I cut out almost all of the brown sugar to make the recipe boyfriend-friendly. Next time, more chile and less cumin, but they were delicious overall, light, and super easy.
It’s funny how suddenly the store-bought version of flavored almonds tastes, well, sorta stale when you make some from scratch.
