Over the past several weeks, I have been testing out various different recipes for Thanksgiving. Having already spent a good amount of time on side dish and dessert selections, I decided I needed to give my appetizer course a little more love. In this recipe for Rosemary Spiced Mixed Nuts, a blend of pecans, almonds and walnuts are toasted until golden and fragrant, then tossed in a sweet-savory blend of rosemary, cayenne pepper, sugar and salt. These mixed nuts will be a perfect Thanksgiving appetizer, complimenting a full lineup of seasonal cocktail selections. Do you like to serve appetizers at Thanksgiving dinner? If so, please share.
Rosemary Spiced Mixed Nuts
Adapted from the New York Times.
⅓ pound pecans
⅓ pound almonds
⅓ pound walnuts
1 tablespoon melted butter
3 tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh rosemary
1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon flaky sea salt or kosher salt
Preheat oven to 350°F.
In a large bowl, toss pecans, almonds and walnuts with melted butter. Spread nuts out onto a rimmed baking sheet. Bake until golden and very fragrant (about 10 minutes). The nuts can burn very easily, so be sure to stir several times during the cooking process.
In a another large bowl, combine rosemary, dark brown sugar, cayenne pepper and sea salt. Add the toasted nuts and toss to coat.
Makes 8 servings.
This looks outstanding. We will certainly being trying this easy and yummy snack. Thanks for sharing.
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These look gorgeous! I love how easy it would be to thrown them together beforehand, since the less I have to make on the actual day, the better.
I love spiced nuts and I adore rosemary! Those nuts looks absolutely delicious and your photos are just gorgeous. I’m definitely going to be trying out your recipe, thanks so much!
Have a happy Thanksgiving tomorrow!
I love the idea of adding rosemary. I am going to try these and serve with cocktails!
Don’t you think making your own fresh mixed nuts beats the salty canned versions any day? Terrific recipe, perfect for the holidays!
Yummy! Ina Garden has a similiar recipe for cashews that I make consistently. Love the idea of using the mixed nuts for this recipe. Happy Thanksgiving!!
We went out to dinner to the Aubergine (http://www.auberginerestaurant.com.au/) last night for dinner and they served some excellent spiced nuts and olives as an appetizer! So now that I have a recipe, I’ll have to try making these for my next dinner party.
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Love the idea of these, am definitely going to try.
@Kristi Agreed. I would choose these over canned nuts any day!
I was on the lookout for a spiced nuts recipe for christmas – thanks for this! Love the flavours.
I am just starting to roast nuts at home and this recipe intrigues me. How hot/spicy does it end up being?
Jason
Oh my- this looks fantastic! Great job, I’m definitely making these!
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@Jason Phelps Hi Jason, I have a fairly high heat tolerance, so I didn’t find these nuts to be overly spicy. They have a good balance of sweet, spicy, salty and herby.
Made these over the holiday to take to a party. So easy to make and so yummy! I really love them!