I'm looking for recipes that use mixed nuts as the protein. I don't
want sandwich spreads, I'd rather have a main dish or vegetable stew.
The reason is that I've come into a bunch of stale nuts from trail
mixes, they're not exactly palatable for hand eating but would be fine
with other foods. I have a bunch of cookbooks but nothing that would
seem to include mixed nuts. They're mainly whole or broken peanuts and
almonds with some pumpkin and sunflower seeds.


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I'm looking for recipes that use mixed nuts as the protein. I've come
into a bunch of stale nuts
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Nuts do not keep for ever - they go rancid. I don't think it's a good idea
to use them in cooking if they have passed their best. There was a good
idea on here recently to use nuts when making soup to give it a creamy
taste; I also use nuts in stuffing and for crumble topping. I avoid walnuts
unless it's for a special recipe as the flavour is very distinctive - but
most nuts can be interchangeable. I also eat them as a snack - so they very
rarely go rancid on me!
Deb
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I'm looking for recipes that use mixed nuts as the protein. I don't
want sandwich spreads, I'd rather have a main dish or vegetable stew.

Grind 'em up and put 'em in a stew, then! Here's one that uses peanuts:
http://www.earth.li/~kake/cookery/re...anut-stew.html

The reason is that I've come into a bunch of stale nuts from trail
mixes, they're not exactly palatable for hand eating but would be fine
with other foods.

Deb's got a good point though - if they're rancid you may not want to
eat them. Or is it just that their texture's suffered but you're sure
the oils haven't turned?

Kake

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| I'm looking for recipes that use mixed nuts as the protein. I don't
| want sandwich spreads, I'd rather have a main dish or vegetable stew.
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Peanuts seem to go well with corn. Here's how I do it:

Toast one cup of whole peanuts in a dry pan until brown spots appear,
set aside. Saute a chopped onion in oil for a minute, then add two
red chillis and a bay leaf and saute until onion is golden. Add two
cups of whole kernel corn (thaw if frozen) and peanuts and salt to
taste. Toss together and cook a few minutes until flavors are blended.
Put in serving dish and garnish with cilantro or sesame seeds.

While frolicking around in rec.food.veg.cooking, Keith Michaels of The
Boeing Company said:

Peanuts seem to go well with corn. Here's how I do it:

Toast one cup of whole peanuts in a dry pan until brown spots appear,
set aside. Saute a chopped onion in oil for a minute, then add two
red chillis and a bay leaf and saute until onion is golden. Add two
cups of whole kernel corn (thaw if frozen) and peanuts and salt to
taste. Toss together and cook a few minutes until flavors are blended.
Put in serving dish and garnish with cilantro or sesame seeds.

Thanks. I'll try that with the peanuts I have, one day. When I toast
the peanuts, should that be on high, medium or low heat?
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| Thanks. I'll try that with the peanuts I have, one day. When I toast
| the peanuts, should that be on high, medium or low heat?

Low heat. Don't burn them!