Spiced Almonds For The Tapas Bar Recipes

SWEET AND SPICY ALMONDS

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spread the almonds onto a baking sheet, and toast until the nuts start to turn golden brown and become fragrant, about 10 minutes. Watch the nuts carefully as they bake: they burn quickly.
• Stir together the sugar, salt, and cayenne pepper in a mixing bowl; set aside.
• Stir together the water, honey, and olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Once the mixture begins to bubble, stir in the toasted almonds until evenly moistened. Pour the almonds into the sugar and spice mixture, and toss until evenly coated. Spread onto baking sheets in a single layer, and cool to room temperature.

SPANISH SPICED ALMONDS (ALMENDRAS FRITAS)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Spread the almonds on a baking sheet and toast in the oven for 8 - 10 minutes until aromatic and slightly darker in colour.
• Meanwhile, combine the smoked paprika and sea salt in a small dish.
• Remove almonds from the oven and place in a medium bowl.
• Toss with olive oil and sprinkle with the paprika - salt mixture. Serve warm.

SPICED ALMONDS

Steps:

• Toast the almonds in a dry skillet over a medium heat, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 3 minutes. Transfer the almonds to a bowl.
• In a small bowl, stir together the cumin, garlic, cayenne pepper and salt. Heat the oil in the skillet over medium heat. Stir the spices into the oil and cook, stirring until warm, about 30 seconds. Add the almonds and cook, stirring frequently, until the nuts are warm and the spices are evenly distributed. Add the hot pepper sauce and stir to distribute. Remove the almonds from the pan and allow them to cool before serving.

SPANISH SPICED ALMONDS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400F.
• Spread out the almonds on a baking sheet. Bake for 5-6 min, or until golden brown.
• In a medium bowl, mix together the olive oil, paprika, coriander, cayenne, and salt. Toss the almonds with the spice blend. Taste to see if they need more cayenne. Add another pinch if necessary. Serve.

SPICED ALMONDS

Steps:

• Beat egg white in small bowl until frothy.
• Add sugar, garlic salt,pepper sauce, ground cumin, chili powder, and almonds.
• Stir to coat almonds evenly and place almonds in single layer in greased, shallow baking pan.
• Bake in 275F oven 40 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes.
• Remove from oven and set aside to cool.
• Store in airtight container up to 3 weeks.

SPICY ALMONDS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a small bowl, combine the first 7 ingredients. In another small bowl, whisk egg white until foamy. Add almonds; toss to coat. Sprinkle with spice mixture; toss to coat. Spread in a single layer in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake for 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes. Spread on waxed paper to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.

SPICED ALMONDS FOR THE TAPAS BAR

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Grind salt and paprika in a mortar and pestle or a coffee grinder till fine.
• Place almonds on cookie sheet and toast for 5-10 minutes.
• Pour into a glass bowl and toss in 1 tablespoon oil to coat using more if needed.
• Add seasonings stirring to coat.
• Serve at room temperature.