Best Spicy Walnuts Recipes

GRILLED QUAIL WITH POMEGRANATE MOLASSES AND HORSERADISH GLAZE WITH SPICY WALNUTS AND TANGERINE VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a small bowl.;
• Preheat grill pan. Season quail with salt and pepper to taste. Grill skin side down for 2-3 minutes until golden, turn over and brush with the glaze. Grill for 3-4 minutes longer, remove and brush with more glaze.;
• Place sugar, water and cayenne in a small saucepan and cook over high heat until medium colored caramel. Add walnuts and toss to coat. Remove with a slotted spoon to a parchment lined baking sheet. Tangerine Vinaigrette 2 cups tangerine juice 1 cup orange juice 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped red onion 2 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped 1 tablespoon ancho chile powder 1 tablespoon honey 1 teaspoon chipotle puree 3/4 cup olive oil Salt and freshly ground pepper
• Place tangerine juice and orange juice in a small saucepan and cook until reduced to 1/4 cup. Place syrup, red wine vinegar, onion, garlic, chile powder, honey and chipotle in a blender and blend until smooth. With the motor running, slowly add the olive oil until emulsified. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Tangerine-Pomegranate Relish 2 tangerines, segmented 1/4 cup pomegranate seeds 1 jalapeno, finely diced 1/4 cup finely chopped red onion 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice 1 tablespoon olive oil Salt and freshly ground pepper
• Combine all ingredients in a small bowl and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Assembly: Arugula Tangerine Vinaigrette Quail Relish Walnuts
• Place arugula in a large bowl and drizzle with some of the Tangerine Vinaigrette. Divide among 4 plates. Place 2 of the quail on top of arugula. Place a heaping tablespoon of the relish on top of the quail and around the plate. Sprinkle with the walnuts.

HOT & SPICY TOASTED WALNUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*.
• Place walnuts in a 15 1/2" x 10 1/2" jelly roll pan.
• Toast walnuts in oven 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix sugar, vegetable oil, Worcestershire sauce, ground red pepper, and salt.
• Remove walnuts from oven, drizzle spice mixture over the nuts and toss until thoroughly coated.
• Spread nuts in a single layer, cool completely in a pan on a wire rack.
• Store at room temperature in tightly covered container up to a month.
• Makes about 2 cups.

GRILLED PEAR SALAD WITH GORGONZOLA, WALNUTS AND SPICY MUSTARD VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• 1. Clean and oil your grill grate. Turn on and heat to medium high heat.
• 2. Make the vinaigrette. In a small bowl, whisk together the shallots, garlic, both mustards, 2 tbsp. honey, and vinegar until completely combined. Slowly pour in the olive oil and whisk continuously to emulsify. (Save extra dressing to marinate pork or chicken for the grill).
• 3. Grill the Pears. Cut pears in half and scoop out the cores. Slice a piece off the skin side so it will lay flat without rolling. Brush with a light oil. Place pears cut-side down on the grill. Cover and cook until heated through and nice grill marks appear, about 10 minutes
• 4. Meanwhile. . .Toast walnuts in small pan over medium heat on stovetop until toasted, about 5 minutes. Pour walnuts in small bowl and while still warm add blue brie and mix so cheese melts. Add 1 tbsp. honey. Stir lightly to incorporate.
• 5. Toss arugula very lightly with vinaigrette. Divide onto four plates.
• 6. When pears are nicely grilled on cut side turn over and divide gorgonzola mixture among pears. Grill for a couple minutes more. Remove pears and place ½ pear on each of the four plates. Drizzle with spicy mustard vinaigrette. Serve warm and enjoy!!

WATERCRESS SALAD WITH GRILLED ONIONS, PEPPERS AND SPICY CANDIED WALNUTS

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a heavy skillet over medium heat. Add cayenne and sugar and stir until sugar dissolves. Add walnuts and stir until coated. Continue stirring until walnuts are toasted. Using a slotted spoon, transfer walnuts to foil-lined sheet and cool.
• Whisk walnut oil, vinegar and 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro in a medium bowl until well blended. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Prepare barbecue (medium high heat). Combine 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, onion wedges and pepper strips in large bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Grill vegetables until tender and blackened in spots. Transfer to large bowl. Add watercress. Toss with dressing. Arrange on platter. Garnish with candied walnuts.

CANDIED SPICY WALNUTS

Steps:

• Combine 2 cups water, sugar, and cayenne in heavy medium saucepan. Bring to boil over high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves and occasionally brushing down sides of pan with pastry brush dipped into water. Add walnuts to pan; reduce heat to medium and cook until syrup boils and bubbles thickly and vigorously and nuts are very sticky, about 35 minutes.
• Meanwhile, pour enough vegetable oil into heavy large saucepan to reach depth of 4 inches; heat vegetable oil to 350°F. Drain walnuts, discarding syrup. Working in batches and using slotted spoon, transfer walnuts to hot oil and cook until well browned, stirring constantly, about 2 minutes per batch. Using slotted spoon, transfer walnuts to rimmed baking sheet. Sprinkle with coarse salt; cool completely. (Can be made 3 days ahead. Store in airtight container at room temperature.)

CANDIED SPICY WALNUTS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the water, sugar, and cayenne pepper. Bring to a boil. Using a pastry brush dipped in water, wash down the sides of the pan to remove any undissolved sugar granules.
• Add walnuts, and reduce the heat to medium-high. Simmer until the syrup is reduced and thickened, about 20 minutes. The nuts will be very sticky. Use a slotted spoon to remove half of the nuts to a colander to drain, leaving the other half in the syrup. Reduce the heat to low.
• Meanwhile, fill a medium stockpot with 2 inches of oil. Heat oil to 350 degrees over medium heat. Carefully add the drained nuts, and fry, stirring constantly, until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to transfer nuts to a baking sheet. Sprinkle with salt, and let stand until cool. Repeat with remaining nuts. Will keep, stored in an airtight container, at room temperature, for about 2 days.

SWEET AND SPICY WALNUTS

Steps:

• Adjust a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spread the walnuts in a single layer on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake until they are toasted and fragrant, about 7 minutes. Remove from the oven and let the nuts cool completely, about 30 minutes. Leave the oven on. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine the sugar, salt, chili powder, cinnamon, cayenne, and cloves. Once the nuts have cooled, beat the egg white in a medium bowl with and electric mixer until it is very frothy, about 2 minutes. Add the walnuts and toss to coat evenly. If necessary, strain the walnuts through a fine mesh sieve to remove the excess egg white. Transfer the walnuts to the bowl with the sugar mixture and toss well to coat. Spread the walnuts back onto the baking sheet and bake for 5 minutes. Stir the nuts and bake until they are fragrant and golden brown, 5 to 10 minutes.

SPICY MAPLE WALNUTS

Steps:

• Preheat the over to 300°F.
• Combine all ingredients but walnuts in a saucepan and simmer over low heat for 2-3 minutes. Put the walnuts in a large bowl, pour on the glaze, and toss to coat.
• Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil and spread the walnuts in a single layer. Bake 30-40 minutes, stirring and scooping up the glaze to cover the walnuts at least every 10 minutes.
• When walnuts look almost dry, they're done. Slide the walnuts, still on the foil, onto a wire rack and let them cool completely.
• You may want to pull out the ginger pieces.

CHICORY AND ENDIVE SALAD WITH SPICY BUTTER-TOASTED WALNUTS

Steps:

• In a small skillet toast walnuts in butter over moderate heat until golden and sprinkle with cayenne and salt to taste. Cool nuts slightly.
• Cut endive crosswise into thin slices and in a bowl toss with chicory, nuts, lemon juice, oil, and salt and pepper to taste.

SPICY SPANISH WALNUTS OR PECANS

Steps:

• 1. Melt butter in medium saucepan on low heat. 2. Add sugar, peels and spices.~ 3. Toss nuts w/spice mixture. Spoon onto cookie sheet.~ 4. Bake at 300 for 20 minutes or until nuts are toasted. Stir every 5 minutes. Let cool.~

SPICY MAPLE WALNUTS

Steps:

• In a conventional oven Heat the oven to 300ºF. Combine all the ingredients except the nuts in a small saucepan and slowly simmer over low heat for 2 to 3 min. Put the nuts in a bowl, pour the glaze over them, and stir and toss to coat them with the glaze. Line a jellyroll pan with foil and spread the nuts in a single layer on it. Bake for 30 to 40 min., stirring at 15- and then 10-min. intervals. When the nuts look light and almost dry as you toss them, they're done. Don't touch them; the caramelized sugar is extremely hot. Slide the foil onto a rack and let the nuts cool completely.

SPICY TOASTED WALNUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300ºF. Line 15x10x1-inch baking pan with foil; spray with cooking spray. Mix sugar, chili powder and pepper; set aside.
• Place walnuts in medium bowl. Add oil; toss to coat. Stir in sugar mixture. Spread into prepared pan.
• Bake 20 min., stirring after 10 min. Immediately stir in salt. Cool completely. Store in airtight container at room temperature.

SPICY WALNUTS

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients but walnuts in skillet on medium until well blended.
• Add walnuts and cover till light brown.
• Remove from skillet and put on wax paper.
• Let cool.
• Break walnuts into smaller pieces.
• Put on a salad and enjoy!

SPICY SHRIMP WITH SPINACH AND WALNUTS

Steps:

• Peel, devein and butterfly shrimp.
• Combine shrimp, 1 1/2 tablespoons sherry and gingerroot.
• Cover and marinate in refrigerator for 30 minutes.
• Combine remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons sherry, cornstarch, chicken broth, soy sauce, and vinegar; stir well.
• Add ketchup and next 3 ingredients.
• Set aside.
• Coat a wok with cooking spray.
• Heat at medium-high until hot.
• Add walnuts and stir-fry for 30 seconds.
• Remove walnuts from wok and set aside.
• Drizzle peanut oil around top of wok, coating sides.
• Add spinach to wok; stir-fry for 2 minutes.
• Remove to a serving platter; keep warm.
• Add garlic to wok; stir-fry 10 seconds.
• Add sweet red pepper and green onions; stir-fry 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add cornstarch mixture; stir-fry until mixture is slightly thickened and bubbly.
• Spoon over spinach and sprinkle with walnuts.
• Serve immediately.