We like the rich flavor and look
of Marcona almonds in this bark, but roasted almonds work nicely, too.
1 pound dried figs 1/2
cup Marcona almonds 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves 2 tablespoons sesame seeds 1/2 teaspoon anise seeds Cinnamon, to taste 1 tablespoon honey Brandy, as needed to bring the mix together
Traditional pine nuts are substituted
for marcona almonds, which add a luscious, buttery taste.
* 1 - 1/2 cups loosely packed organic greens, cleaned and torn into bite - size pieces * 3 - 4 trimmed and sliced (preferably organic) strawberries * about 8 whole almonds, toasted (I
used Marcona almonds with sea salt) * crumbled Boucheron (or other goat's) cheese * freshly ground black pepper * a generous drizzle of aged balsamic vinegar * about 1 tablespoon of your best olive oil
Take a cue from Spanish cuisine with this paprika -
roasted Marcona almonds.
So did I. Used greek yogurt,
added Marcona truffled almonds along with extra garlic and rosemary.
French baguette, cut into 1 / 4 - inch slices Olive oil Smoked paprika 1/4 cup
toasted marcona almonds, coarsely chopped
I didn't
find Marcona almonds so I used regular almonds, but toasted them in the oven with olive oil and salt.
It's packed with Mediterranean flavors from
crunchy marcona almonds, fennel and kalamata olives.
From Spain, you have romesco, a smoky red pepper dip that uses hazelnuts and / or
buttery Marcona almonds, smoked paprika, and often thickened with stale bread.
Everything was available except the hazelnuts (so I
substituted Marcona almonds)... a perfect salad.
Try her Duck Breast with Brown - Butter Kimchi and Miso -
Marcona Butter, brunch on Crumpets with soy - spiked Chorizo Maple Syrup, and bring on the Chocolate Peanut Butter - Covered Cheez - It S'Mores for a Fourth of July celebration.
The next minute he was mixing sugar, vadouvan and
local Marcona almonds — all at Mach 2.
Nut sablages - whole pistachio nut (top),
Marcona nut (bottom left) and hazelnut sablages (bottom right).
To get the creamy texture without the mayonnaise used in traditional potato salad, I
combined Marcona almonds, honey, olive oil, and apple cider vinegar in the food processor and processed them with spices until creamy.
- about 2 - 3 cups mixed salad greens -1 small tomato (these are not on the original salad — I added them)- about 1/4 cup cucumber slices - roasted spiced almonds (I picked up the
rosemary Marcona almonds from Trader Joe's, which are amazeballs)-1 / 4 of an avocado - about an ounce of Parmesan cheese, freshly grated - amazing red wine vinaigrette, which I came pretty close to replicating, see below
Roasted carrots are tossed with maple syrup, then get added to a bed of peppery arugula, orange - soaked cranberries, creamy goat cheese and
salty Marcona almonds.
Whole Marcona almonds are roasted with sweet or hot smoked paprika — I prefer to use sweet paprika, introduce a little heat via cayenne, and round it out with cumin and salt.
In the event of a
crippling Marcona almond shortage, regular blanched almonds will do the trick.
I don't know
what Marcona Almonds are so I used plain almonds with skins.
I just made with some changes... spinach for kale, because that's the green I had on hand, shaved parmesan for pecorino, one piece of bread, and a
few marcona almonds finely chopped, roasted chickpeas and roasted cubed butternut squash (because I had some left over from the pumpkin feta muffins although the dynamic of the salad was a little different, it was delicious.
Serves 2 - 4 230g small fingerling potatoes, washed and dried 340g squash 60 ml extra virgin olive oil 50 ml white miso 1 tbsp harissa paste 3 tbsp lemon juice 45g kale, destemmed and finely chopped 4 radishes, very thinly sliced
45g marcona almonds, toasted
Make your own
spiced marcona almonds in no time at all with this easy recipe.
I like to use the same nuts as the ones in the pesto (I
used Marcona almonds here), but you can experiement with pecans and walnuts too.
1/2 cup quinoa 3 cups green beans (haricots vert) Large handful fresh tarragon, roughly chopped 1/2 cup fresh cherries, pitted and halved A few handfuls roughly
chopped marcona almonds (or toasted slivered almonds) 2 - 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon red or white wine vinegar Pinch flaky salt, such as fleur de sel or maldon
If you've never heard
of Marcona almonds, they are native to Spain and are rounder and more plump than traditional California almonds that we're used to.
2 cups packed fresh basil leaves 1/2
cup marcona almonds 1/2 cup grated Natural & Kosher parmesan 2 garlic cloves, peeled juice of 1/2 lemon (about 2 tbsp) 1/2 tsp lemon zest 1/2 -3 / 4 cup extra virgin olive oil salt and pepper, to taste
Add Marcona almonds, 3/4 cup coconut sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, and 1/2 teaspoon sea salt.
Other popular dishes include a roasted red and gold beet salad with whipped feta, lemon juice, and
toasted marcona almonds; an oven - baked shrimp scampi with lemon, white wine, fresh tomatoes, and ciabatta; and seared scallops atop a butternut squash purée with house - made chimichurri sauce and crunchy pistachios.
Go Nuts If you can't
find marcona almonds, try sauteing 1/3 cup chopped blanched almonds in 1 tablespoon olive oil until fragrant and lightly golden, then season with salt.
Roasted beets in red and yellow, baby spinach, creamy avocado, sweet oranges, and
crunchy marcona almonds, add texture, color, and flavor.