Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Celebrating Cinco De Mayo With One Spicy Walnut


Happy Cinco De Mayo!!


This is going to be short, sweet and and spicy. To buy flavored nuts is insanely expensive. You can fight the high prices by making your own. Whatever your choice of nut is, the flavor possibilities are unlimited.

I personally love spiced walnuts. The spicier, the better. When I decided that I wanted to give some of my friends a little Cinco De Mayo gift, I looked no further than the big bag of walnuts that I always have in my pantry. I was lucky that Dar had brought to my attention Charmane's Gourmet Seasonings. Charmane has some of the most unbelievable flavored sea salts that you will ever come across! Don't take my word for it, give her a visit and see what I am talking about!


Gin's Spicy Walnuts


2 cups walnuts
1 1/2 tablespoons Old Bay Seasoning
1 1/2 tablespoons raw sugar
1/2 teaspoon Habanero Sea Salt
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
1/2 garlic powder
1/2 onion powder
1/2 cup finely chopping fresh cilantro
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon melted butter
(1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. (2) Put all ingredients in a large plastic bag and shake, shake, shake. (3) Bake for 12 minutes and cool. (4) ENJOY!!


Here is my suggestion to you. Make, bake and bag these for gifts immediately. They are addicting. I know that walnuts are good for you, but I pretty sure they are not talking about 2 pounds at one time? The possibilities for the use of these walnuts are also unlimited. They can be eaten plain, on a salad, in a cheese ball, on pasta, used as ravioli filling, and so on....

Have a happy Cinco De Mayo.


PS Spicy Walnuts are also good with a "big" icy Margarita or a cold Mexican beer!

24 comments:

  1. I bet those taste delicious! What a great idea for Cinco de Mayo! My husband would love these too!

    Those salts are great! There is a store close to me called Penzy's Spices, I bet they carry salts like this as well. I should check!

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  2. I just checked out Charmane's salts! Boy, they look so good! The Spicy Curry salt caught my eye! Thanks for sharing those!

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  3. Spicy nuts are just so addictive! The recipe sounds delish.

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  4. Yay Gin!! I'm so glad you used & liked these salts...I was wondering if you had gotten them yet. You should enter this in my chili challenge/roundup!!! They're perfect...save some for me :)

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  5. ooh spicy walnuts - what a great item to serve at a party!

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  6. Gosh, these look so good! I love nuts just about any way you can serve them up, and these sound FAB! YUMMERS!

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  7. What a wonderful idea for a celebration. The best part is they're so easy to do.

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  8. Great idea! I've made spiced nuts in the past and have been dissappointed with the lack of spice. this looks like it takes care of that problem!
    By the way - a tri with canoeing? As a hater of swimming- it sounds kind-of fun. But who practices paddling? Great blog - glad to find it!

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  9. Ginger, these look FABULOUS! They are exactly the kind of thing I cannot stop eating once I get started. Totally drool-worthy! :) K

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  10. I would eat my weight in walnuts and be in so much trouble...but these call 911...

    Oh and I am with you on the paddling, my son got so mad at me we took the canoe out once and he kept telling me I was not synchronized enough, and I need to practice :)

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  11. What a perfect treat for Cinco De Mayo! They look very addicting!

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  12. I bet these are delicious. I love your idea of having them with a margarita..

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  13. you make some really good spiced nuts! these sound delicious!

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  14. Yes! I love lovvvvvvve love love walnuts, and spicy anything. Never have I put them together. Until now.

    Thanks Ginger for my ever expanding waistline. ;)

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  15. I bet these nuts would be good in chili or tossed on a salad with beans!

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  16. Spicy walnut...sounds and looks great! Nice way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. Nice picture!

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  17. This look like something i could easily become addicted to.

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  18. I LOVE spiced nuts! Sounds addicting and tasty!

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  19. Cant wait to get out the nut roaster on this one thanks for sharing.

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  20. Spicy sound accurate. Looks delicious

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  21. Wow, these look so good! Great snack.

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  22. I love walnuts, & love them even more like this. We don't get these exotic spices here in India, but am gonna look for something that'll make them good! YUM...thanks for stopping by Ginger, & for this fab post!

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  23. Love the spicy nuts at our house and I am always on the lookout for new recipes. Pairing them with a margarita is not a bad idea either.

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