When I’m alone at home I talk to myself. Out loud. Yesterday, for example, I was just putting around, planning some Zumba dances and trying to kill a fly when I decided a snack was in order. I opened the snack drawer and saw some Kinder that Manu bought and I pointed to the drawer, “NO sir, you will not tempt me. What I need is something healthy and salty. Like...oh my god...YES. I’m so doing that. Right now.”
And I was talking about the almonds.
When Manu interned at a law firm and didn’t get paid for two years (fun!) the head lawyer would always take him next door to this awesome bakery for a pre-lunch aperitivo. The owner put out bowls of freshly baked, salty, oily, amazing almonds for all the customers and poor Manu (no pun intended) would just live off of those almonds. Then he’d come home and tell me about them and make me so jealous. It wasn’t until yesterday that I realized, I can make those!
Roasted Salty Almonds
1 cup almonds
1/2 tablespoon olive oil
generous sprinkling of salt
Heat oven to 375 degrees. In a roasting pan covered with parchment paper, toss the almonds with the oil and salt. Bake for 15 minutes until golden and crispy.
Forget what almonds taste like, these are popcorn, exploding with flavor and hints of rich nuttyness. The salt brings out the best in the olive oil and enhances the whole experience. If I don’t have a bowl of these just sitting on my counter every day from now on, I would be very surprised.
Big things coming next week my friends, stay tuned, and have a fantastico weekend!
These sound delicious and oh so easy to make! Will have to attempt a batch this weekend, Jurgen will really appreciate them as an addition to his lunches :)
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Jenna
My husband LOVES almonds....I do too, so I'm def going to try this sometime :D
ReplyDeleteyou both have great taste! :) let me know how you like them!
ReplyDeletethat's a great idea! i want to get manu to eat them instead chips at night!
ReplyDeleteOh yum! Almonds are my favorite snack- perfect for those long rehearsals.
ReplyDeleteI talk to myself out loud all the time. I've gotten to the point where i don't even realize I'm doing it until random people stop and stare at me. Happy to hear I'm not along in this :)
ReplyDeleteInsert *record scratching sound* 2 years without pay?? Yikes!
ReplyDeleteNow, about those almonds. I have zero self control and would never be able to stop eating them once I start and even though they have the "good" fat in them I'd end up with too much bad fat in me. I think I'll try them the next time I have guests over.
Roasted almonds are the best, a perfect snack!
ReplyDeleteOooh yum yum yum these look delightful!
ReplyDeletethey are! (well, were. :)
ReplyDeletehighly agree!
ReplyDeletehaha, i know, it's crazy! every aspiring lawyer in italy must first do their time in a firm in a 2-year unpaid internship.
ReplyDeletetrust me, i know, i couldn't stop! but i figure it's better than italian bugles! (so good, by the way.)
absolutely not! it's bad when i'm in the supermarket weighing options and calculating prices, haha!
ReplyDeleteoh yeah! they give you a great burst of energy! i found that if i have almond butter before i work out i can go forever!
ReplyDeletethat sounds so delicious and almost christmasy!
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