This Is What Roasted Rosemary Cashews Look Like

Danger Alert. These Cashews Are Dangerously Addictive

If you are looking for a little sumpin sumpin to serve to friends and family, don't have much time, and want it to taste so good no one will be able to stop eating, roasted rosemary cashews are the snack for you.

Think about it; cashews are difficult enough to stop eating after the first one.  Make them savory, salty, and spicy, for-get-about-it.

The recipe says to start with raw cashews, but roasted cashews are just fine if you can't find them. Just shorten the oven time and pay attention to not letting them burn.

You can adjust the spiciness with more or less red pepper flakes. Rosemary is an evergreen that works incredibly well with cashews.

Rosemary has an astringent taste and is very aromatic. I like it with chicken but especially with lamb. I remember visiting a friend in southern California who had giant rosemary bushes growing in her yard.

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Roasted Rosemary Cashews Recipe

What a tasty treat!

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time15 mins

Total Time25 mins

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Keyword: snack

Servings: 8 people

Ingredients

• 1 pound raw whole cashews
• 3 sprigs fresh rosemary chopped fine
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
• ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes

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Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 375°F.
• Remove the leaves (needles) from the rosemary and chop fine.
• Roast the cashews on a baking sheet for 10 to 15 minutes until roasted. Keep an eye on the cashews so they don't burn.
• When toasted a golden brown, remove from oven and combine with the rosemary, salt, olive oil, black pepper and red pepper flakes.
• Taste and adjust the seasonings.

  If you like them hotter, add a little more red pepper flakes. Saltier? More salt.