And while there is nothing at all wrong with these uses for nuts and nut butters, the game changed for me when I started thinking about nuts as the star of a meal. RELATED: How to Toast Nuts in the Oven. Embracing the meaty nature of nuts especially those like peanuts, which are technically a legume and treating them like beans or other proteins can really make for some exciting cooking.

In all cases, unless specified otherwise, look for raw, unsalted nuts to use in your savory cooking: Roasted nuts will not behave the same when cooked, and you want to be able to control the salt in your dishes. Here are 4 creative, delicious, and budget-friendly ways to put nuts at the center of your next dinner recipe.

Braising nuts can create stews and side dishes that are really exciting. Go for nuts like peanuts, pistachios, or pine nuts, and stay away from the more bitter nuts like walnuts and nuts that are more delicate in texture like pecans.

To braise nuts, sauté them with aromatics until golden and a bit toasty; cover with stock, wine, or a combo; and simmer gently until tender and the sauce has reduced. Try this braised pine nut dish to get you started!

RELATED: 13 Common Types of Beans—and How to Use Them. Nuts are amazing in soups. Think about cooking up a traditional African Chicken Peanut Soup , a Sweet Potato Peanut Soup from colonial Virginia, or even a White Gazpacho that uses almonds to flavor and create creamy texture.

I love to swap in peanuts or blanched almonds for beans in vegetable soups and use cashew butter instead of cream in soups like butternut squash or carrot. Bulk National USA dot com. If not, can you recommend me stores that offer high-quality nuts so that I can make this recipe again?

As far as purchasing high-quality nuts, I usually just purchase mine in the organic section of my grocery store. I hope that helps?!

Cheers and thank you so much for stopping by! Since I have to be gluten, soy and dairy free I used my homemade grass-fed ghee instead of the butter! The best! Definitely a family favorite and so easy to make. The flavor is just amazing. Thank you so much for coming back and letting me know how everything went over!!

Hi there. I made a triple batch of these to go in Christmas gift bags. They can be made ahead of time and frozen. The difficult part is taking the rosemary leaves off the stems and giving them a fine chop. My mini food prep helps do the job. We love them and I will be making seven more batches this week.

It takes about half an hour to make these including the time to prep the Rosemary. They are very good! An easy way to remove rosemary leaves is to hold the top of the piece firmly in one hand and run thumb and pointer finger down along the stem, top to bottom.

That is exactly how I was trained to do it. It makes any herb with a sturdy stem so quick and easy to prep! Oh, these look dangerous. I want to make these for a dairy-free friend. Should I stick with high quality olive oil?

Hi Sally! First of all, I LOVE your highly technical culinary terms!! The amount of butter 2 tablespoons is so small that I would think you would be able to substitute coconut oil without having any weird clumping issues.

But, If you want to err on the side of caution, I would use olive oil. If you try these with your substitution I hope you come back and let me know how it goes over! Also, please let me know if you have any other questions!! You measure it same as butter. I made recipe twice. So I changed it some.

I tripled the brown sugar and maple syrup, and used 1. Rosemary 3 heaping tsp. And I added 1. My husband enjoyed it much more.

I served them with cocktails , I warmed them in warming drawer in cute glass cups! Question — I just made my first batch and I am wondering if they usually come out of the oven looking wet. I wanted to test before I went on to do the rest of the nuts I bought.

Would you mind getting back to me to let me know if this what they look like coming out of the oven! thanks and Merry Christmas!! There is a video of this recipe which shows exactly what the nuts will look like out of the oven, so I would suggest you watch it the video is located directly above the recipe.

Are you using pure maple syrup?? Synthetic maple syrup the stuff you use on pancakes , is not recommended for this recipe! Please let me know if you have any other questions or need further clarification! Cheers and happy holidays! I love these spiced nuts, especially around the holidays!

They make such a good snack and I love to give them away as gifts. I love all the spices and rosemary going on here — YUM!! I love making these nuts for gifts during the holidays. Nut Nirvana! These are amazing. I am going to make them for my papa and I want to say thank you in advance from him.

He loves to nibble and these are right up his alley!! Yes to ALL of the mixed nuts! I have zero self-control when it came to these babies. This just got me reallyyyy excited for the holidays!! Well done!

Such a great recipe for the holidays! I love flavor of rosemary here! I love the rosemary and I love to use a mix of nuts — even more fun and festive! Plus these are so pretty to set out for snacking on during parties… or just all for me!

I love roasted nuts! Will they keep well in a jar for a week or so? The nuts can be kept in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week. They are best eaten closer to the date they are prepared.

Hope that helps and I hope if you give these a try you love them as much as we do! When you say to allow the nuts to develop flavour, do you mean letting them sit in the seasoning before toasting?

Hi Nick! If you are referring to the note in the recipe, I mean the nuts are best after they have been baked, cooled and allowed to soak up all that baked in flavor for an hour.

Hope that clears up your question! Thank you so much for stopping by! So sorry about that Robin! Thank you for pointing that out! I corrected the recipe, you stir it into the melted butter once you remove it from the heat.

Thank you for stopping by, I hope you give these Roasted Nuts a try! Warning- they are addictive! I LOVE spiced nuts… Rosemary must be a nice under-taste — will definitely have to try these out! Your email address will not be published.

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How long will spicy nuts keep? Recipe testimonials — What people are saying about this recipe More holiday snack mixes! Cashews: Roasting cashews enhances their sweet flavor and adds a little extra crunch in the process. Peanuts: Toasting peanuts brings out their crunchy texture and nutty flavor.

Pecans : Toasting pecans brings out their nutty aroma. Walnuts: Roasting walnuts removes their bitterness. Hazelnuts: Oven roasting intensifies hazelnuts unique flavor and develops their beautiful color! Be sure to use skinless peeled hazelnuts in this recipe.

Pepitas pumpkin seeds : Pepitas become wonderfully toasty and crunchy after roasting. Their neutral flavor makes them perfect for roasting as they absorb whatever flavors you use to season them. Almonds: Roasting almonds gives the otherwise bland nuts a bold, rich flavor. When roasting nuts using the oven or stovetop, you will know they are done when they are a few shades darker.

The nuts should smell aromatic nutty and you may hear them crackling. These Roasted Mixed Nuts are the perfect combination of savory, salty, spicy and sweet! They make a great, quick and easy appetizer or snack but be warned, they are dangerously delicious!

Prep Time 5 minutes mins. Cook Time 15 minutes mins. Total Time 20 minutes mins. Course: Appetizer, Entertaining, Snack, starter. Cuisine: American. Keyword: almonds, cashews, Easy, mixed nuts, peanuts, pecans, roasted, rosemary, savory, spicy.

Servings: 5 servings. Calories: kcal. Author: Cheyanne Holzworth. This post may contain affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no cost to you when you make a purchase using my links.

Equipment Sheet pan. Ingredients 2 ½ Cups Raw, Unsalted Nuts - any variety or varieties you love! Instructions Preheat oven to degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper for easy clean up. Melt butter: Melt butter using the stovetop or the microwave directions below!

Season nuts: Place the nuts in a medium sized mixing bowl. Add the brown sugar, cumin, cayenne, salt and black pepper. Stir well and set aside. Add butter to nuts: Pour the butter over the nuts. Stir and toss to completely coat.

Transfer the seasoned nuts to the prepared baking sheet, arranging them in a single even layer. Bake: Bake nuts for 10 minutes. Remove and stir, arranging nuts into a single layer.

Return nuts to oven and continue to roast for an additional minutes, or until they are aromatic and light golden in color they will get darker upon sitting.