November 23, 2011

Rosemary Roasted Nuts

I have a horrible snacking habit. Growing up I would drive my mom crazy when I would come home from school and eat half the fridge. I would then go on to eat dinner and snack again before bed. I was lucky to have inherited my dad's genetics, which pre-disposed me to being tall and thin, the opposite of my mother's family. My mother was always determined that my snacking would make me overweight, but eventually gave in to the fact that I snack instead of eating big meals. As an adult I have become even worse with my snacking. My two kids are constantly on the go, so I have become adept at snacking throughout the day since I end up missing meals. One of my favorite snack foods is nuts. They taste great and have enough protein to keep my energy levels up. Recently I found a recipe for Rosemary Roasted Nuts on recipe.com, which loved very simple and a great way to get more nutrition into my snacks.

This recipe has 5 ingredients. It takes 10 minutes of prep and 20 minutes of baking, and makes a total of 12 servings. All the ingredients are basic, with the exception of the nut varieties. I would love to be able to purchase hazelnuts, however, they only come once a year at my local grocery store during the fall. Additionally they are always in the shell, so I passed and instead I used all whole almonds. I chose to use fresh rosemary, I prefer the taste of fresh herbs to their dried counterparts. Make sure to watch the nuts during the baking time or they could burn. My nuts had to be pulled out at exactly 15 minutes or they would have been overdone. I followed the remainder of the recipe as written.

These nuts have a great subtle flavor, which is delicious. The recipe is very easy to prepare and takes little total time. My whole family enjoyed snacking on these and they were able to tide me over until my next meal. The best part of this recipe is that they are great as an everyday snack, but would work equally as well as a snack food for a party.

For the recipe go to Rosemary Roasted Nuts.

11 comments:

  1. This is so great and nuts are so good for you!
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  2. I'm a big rosemary freak. Going to have to try this.

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  3. @momof3 Nuts are great, and high in protein!

    @Mrs. Tuna I love fresh rosemary, it's delicious!

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  4. Calling by to play catch up after completing our olive harvest, lots of great recipes but this is my favourite!

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  5. @LindyLouMac Love the pics of your olive harvest, it looks like a ton of work! This recipe was delicious :)

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  6. This recipe looks very tempting. I've not had nuts with rosemary before. May have to run to the store to make this!

    Im following you back.

    Regina
    www.thecrazynutsmom.com

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  7. @CrazyNutsMom I hadn't tried nuts with rosemary before either, but they turned out delicious!

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  8. Those look amazing!! I love eating nuts anymore. I never liked them until I started Atkins, now in my OWL phase I can eat them. I love them now.

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  9. @Rachel I love nuts, they are yummy and a great source of protein!

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  10. These look like a delicious treat, perfect for when you're craving chips but need an alternative.

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  11. @Jean They are a great salty snack and much healthier than potato chip!

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