Bored with nuts? 3 different ways to add them to meals & snacks

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30 April 2012 ,07:49 Bored with nuts? 3 different ways to add them to meals & snacks

By Kathryn Elliott

Being low GI, full of protein and highly nutritious, nuts make a great snack. However I don't know about you, but I get bored chewing on them day-in and day-out. Which can mean they become a food I should be eating rather than a food I want to eat. To make nuts more interesting, I am always on the look out for different ways to add them to meals and snacks. Here are three ideas.

1. Add nuts to baked snacks:

I like making healthy muffins and biscuits to keep in the freezer. I find walnuts go particularly well in muffins, but you can also add in some pistachios, or use mixed nuts. Almond meal is a lovely ingredient to use in biscuits, but you can also use other nut meals in your baking.

2. Scatter nuts over roasted vegetables:

I love this recipe for roasted cauliflower which is finished with a scattering of toasted pistachio nuts. It's simple to make and turns a plain vegetable into something really special.

3. Sprinkle nuts over salads:

This is probably the most common way I use nuts. A scattering of nuts can spark up a plain salad, adding a contrast in texture and flavour. Two lovely examples are this Cabbage with Almonds, Blood Orange and Ginger Vinaigrette and Mostly Eating's Brussel Sprout and Gruyere Salad.

How do you use nuts in your meals and snacks?

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