Best Marcona Almonds With Sea Salt And Lavender Sugar Recipes

Marcona Almonds With Sea Salt and Lavender Sugar image

Provided by lisaann4241

Categories Nuts

Time 30m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 cups marcona almonds
1 teaspoon dried lavender
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon sea salt
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 300°F Roast the almonds on a baking sheet until fragrant, 10 to 12 minutes.
Grind the lavender very fine in a coffee grinder, or with a mortar and pestle.
In a bowl, toss the almonds with the lavender, sugar, salt and olive oil to coat.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 321.6, Fat 28.4, SaturatedFat 2.5, Sodium 1318.8, Carbohydrate 11.8, Fiber 5, Sugar 4.4, Protein 9.7

Spiced Marcona Almonds image

Provided by dicentra

Time 25m

Yield 2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 large egg white
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika (hot or sweet)
2 cups blanched marcona almonds (10 ounces)

Steps:

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F Line a large baking sheet with parchment.
Whisk together egg white, salt, cumin, and paprika in a bowl, then add almonds and toss to coat. Spread almonds evenly on baking sheet and roast until golden, about 20 minutes.
Transfer nuts on parchment to a rack and cool completely (almonds will crisp as they cool). Loosen nuts from parchment with a spatula and transfer to a bowl.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 835.2, Fat 73.1, SaturatedFat 5.6, Sodium 1658.9, Carbohydrate 27.1, Fiber 16.4, Sugar 6.9, Protein 32.4

Lavender Marcona Almonds image

Provided by Jeremy Fox

Yield Makes about 4 cups

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 tablespoon dried lavender
1 pound toasted Marcona almonds (about 4 cups)
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
A spice mill or a mortar and pestle

Steps:

Finely grind lavender in a spice mill or with a mortar and pestle (you should have about 2 tsp.).
Preheat oven to 300°F. Toast almonds on a rimmed baking sheet, stirring once, until golden, 15 minutes. Let cool, then transfer to a large bowl. Drizzle with oil and toss to coat. Sprinkle with sugar, lavender, and salt and toss again to coat.