Marcona Almonds With Sea Salt And Lavender Sugar Recipes

MARCONA ALMONDS WITH SEA SALT AND LAVENDER SUGAR

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.

LAVENDER MARCONA ALMONDS

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.

MARCONA ALMONDS WITH SEA SALT

Steps:

• Place the almonds in a serving bowl and sprinkle with sea salt.

THYME-ROASTED MARCONA ALMONDS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Place the almonds, olive oil, thyme, and kosher salt on a sheet pan and toss them together. Roast the almonds for 10 to 15 minutes, turning them every 5 minutes with a metal spatula, until they're lightly browned. Watch them carefully; they go from under baked to burnt very quickly. Sprinkle with the fleur de sel, toss, and set aside to cool. Serve warm or at room temperature.

MARCONA ALMONDS/ CALIFORNIA STYLE

Steps:

• .Preheat oven to 300°F.
• Boil almonds in water for about 30 seconds.
• Drain the almonds in a sieve, then place them in a clean dish towel.
• Rub them to remove the skins.
• Place the almonds on a rimmed baking sheet.
• Add olive oil and coat them evenly.
• Sprinkle with salt.
• Bake the almonds 30 to 40 minutes, stirring a couple of times so that they brown evenly.
• When done, spread on a cool surface to let cool.
• Add more salt if needed.
• Store in an airtight container.

MARCONA ALMOND AND FLEUR DE SEL PRALINES

Steps:

• Lightly coat a nonstick baking mat or a piece of parchment with oil, and place on a heatproof surface. Bring sugar and water to a boil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat, tilting pan to swirl and washing down sides with a wet pastry brush to prevent crystals from forming. Boil, without stirring, until mixture turns pale amber, about 8 minutes.
• Remove from heat, and stir in almonds. Pour mixture onto center of prepared surface, and sprinkle with fleur de sel. Let stand just until the edges are cool enough to handle. Working quickly and using gloved hands lightly coated with oil, pull pieces of caramel and almonds away from the center until caramel starts to harden and you are able to pull long, thin pieces before they break away. Transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet to cool completely. Repeat. (If praline begins to harden, place on a baking sheet in a 375-degree oven until pliable; you can do this only once before the sugar begins to crystallize.)

MARCONA ALMONDS WITH SMOKED PAPRIKA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Toss almonds, oil, and paprika on a rimmed baking sheet to coat; spread out in a single layer and toast, tossing occasionally, until dark golden brown, 8-10 minutes. Transfer to a bowl, sprinkle with salt, and toss to coat. Let cool. DO AHEAD: Nuts can be toasted 1 week ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.