Recipe Recipe for Roasted Holiday Nuts

[True2marie]

I grew up in a family that consumed a lot of nuts. They were ever present, even during the holidays. Below is a recipe I serve on Christmas day prior to the big meal. It is a rip-off from a recipe I saw Rachel Ray make on her show.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup whole blanched almonds
• 1 cup hazelnuts
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon hot sauce, eyeball it
• 1 tablespoon grill seasoning (recommended: Montreal Steak Seasoning by McCormick)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 2 cups smoked almonds (recommended: Diamond Smokehouse Almonds)
• 1 teaspoon poppy seeds
• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds

Steps:
1) Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2) Place blanched almonds and hazelnuts on a cookie sheet. Roast 7 to 8 minutes.
3) Melt butter in small skillet with hot sauce, grill seasoning, and cumin. Remove from heat.
4) Remove toasted nuts from oven and drizzle with butter and spices.
5) Add smoked nuts and seeds to the cookie sheet and toss
6) Transfer to a dish and serve warm. .

 

[sillylucy]

Nice! Nothing like a dish of warm nuts. One thing I miss about New York city is the warm nuts carts. I just loved the way they smelled and that little bag of roasted nuts was so delicious. Sure it was a tourist trap, but I always bout them!