Roasted nuts with sage and rosemary are a savory and healthy snack, appetizer or hostess gift. With crispy sage and garlic you'll want to bring these out for every occasion from holiday party to game day.
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Servings: 24
Prep Time: 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 0 minutesminutes
Ingredients
1cupraw pecans
1cupraw cashews
olive oil(for frying)
6clovesgarlic(thinly sliced)
½cupfresh rosemary(stemmed)
½cupfresh sage
1cuppistachios
1cupmarcona almonds
salt and pepper
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350º. Place pecans and cashews on a rimmed baking sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes or until the cashews are golden brown.
While the nuts are roasting, heat about ¼ inch of olive oil in a large heavy skillet over medium high heat. Add garlic and cook until golden and crisp, about 5 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon to a paper towel. Add rosemary and sage to the hot oil and cook until crisp, about 1 minute. With a slotted spoon remove to the paper towel with the garlic.
Remove all but 2 tablespoons of oil from the skillet. Add the toasted nuts and pistachios and almonds back to the skillet. Cook over medium high heat, tossing until the nuts are warm and coated with oil. Season with salt and pepper. Fold in garlic and herbs