This recipe for spiced nuts and seeds is from “Linda McCartney’s Family Kitchen: Over 90 Plant-based Recipes to Save the Planet and Nourish the Soul.”
Linda McCartney was ahead of her time on plant-based eating in the 1980s and ’90s. Today, it is much easier to follow a plant-forward lifestyle than when she wrote her first cookbooks.
All the ingredients you need for tasty, healthy plant-based meals are more easily available in stores. Farmers markets and farm shares make it possible to eat locally and seasonally, and as more and more people embrace plant-based eating, the range of plant-based and vegan alternatives is growing fast.
Nuts are such a useful food and are key in a plant-based diet. They are rich in essential monounsaturated fats and high in protein. Add them to salads or bakes, or just enjoy them as a nutritious snack.
To make them even more irresistible, these are roasted with some mixed seeds and coated with spices and herbs (seeds such as flax, sesame, pumpkin and hemp add nutrients and flavor to dishes.)
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SPICED NUTS AND SEEDS
Excerpted from the cookbook “Linda McCartney’s Family Kitchen.” Servings: 2–3
1 cup mixed nuts, such as pecans, Brazils, hazelnuts, almonds, cashews
6 tablespoons mixed seeds, such as pumpkin, sunflower
1 teaspoon maple syrup
1 tablespoon soy sauce or tamari
2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh rosemary leaves
1 teaspoon ground cumin
½ teaspoon sweet smoked paprika
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Spread the nuts and seeds out on a baking tray and roast for 5–7 minutes until they are a shade darker and aromatic, taking care not to burn them. Remove them from the oven and set aside.
Meanwhile, mix the maple syrup, soy sauce or tamari, rosemary, cumin and paprika in a bowl. Pour this mixture over the hot roasted nuts and seeds and toss together until evenly coated.
Allow to cool a little, then serve, or leave to cool completely and store in an airtight jar.
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