Recipe: Olive Oil-Poached Green Almonds
Meet fresh green almonds, the springtime treasure you should eat now
Fuzzy green almonds look a little bit like edamame pods crossed with an unripe peach, with the small, soft nut hidden in the center. Seeing as they're in season for a hot second in spring, the time to eat them is now-though you don't typically eat them raw. When cooked, green almonds have a pleasant acidity similar to olives. We poach them in olive oil flavored with orange, thyme and chile for a spin on a classic hors d'oeuvre.
You can find green almonds at almost any farmers' market or specialty produce store, but they will be gone soon, so cook them while they last.
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Recipe from the Tasting Table Test Kitchen
Olive Oil-Poached Green Almonds
Get familiar with fresh green almonds, the springtime treasures that are best served poached in olive oil.
Ingredients
- 1 pound green almonds, washed and trimmed
- 5 cups olive oil
- ¼ cup orange juice
- 4 thyme sprigs
- 2 garlic cloves, smashed
- 1 orange, zest peeled and thinly sliced
- 1 dried Calabrian chile pepper
- Kosher salt, to taste
Directions
- In a medium saucepan, add all the ingredients over medium heat. Bring to a light simmer, then cook until the almonds are tender, 30 minutes. Remove from the heat and allow the almonds to cool completely in the oil.
- Once cooled, use a slotted spoon to transfer the green almonds to a serving bowl, then season again with salt. Serve with toothpicks as an hors d'oeuvre.
Nutrition
| Calories per Serving | 1,538 |
| Total Fat | 163.4 g |
| Saturated Fat | 20.8 g |
| Trans Fat | 0.0 g |
| Cholesterol | 0.0 mg |
| Total Carbohydrates | 16.1 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 7.8 g |
| Total Sugars | 5.0 g |
| Sodium | 520.2 mg |
| Protein | 12.4 g |
