On 20 Feb 2005 04:57:11 -0800, "KatieB"
> wrote:
> I am looking for a recipe for glazed or candied walnuts suitable for a
> salad, say a beet and goat cheese salad. The recipes I found searching
> this newsgroup all had cinammon or such...I am looking for nuts that
> are not super sweet, have a little salt, and good crunch. Seems that
> you can find nuts like I want in restaurant salads on occasion. I have
> tried to invent them myself without success.
Why not follow a recipe you found that looks easy and just
omit the cinnamon (increase salt if you wish)?
Otherwise, go to
http://www.foodnetwork.com and type candied
walnuts into the search box... there are 14 and this is one
of them:
Candied Walnuts
Recipe courtesy Laura Werlin, The All American Cheese and
Wine Book, Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2003
Show: Sara's Secrets
Episode: American Wine and Cheese Party
These versatile nuts go beautifully with fresh or aged goat
cheese, blue cheese, or gruyere.
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/8 teaspoon salt
4 ounces walnuts (about one heaping cup; dont use pieces)
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
In a medium sized bowl, mix together the sugar, cayenne and
salt.
Bring a small saucepan of water to boil. Add the walnuts and
blanch them for 3 minutes. Drain well and then immediately
roll the walnuts in the sugar mixture until thoroughly
coated. The sugar will melt slightly. Transfer the walnuts
to a baking sheet or pan and bake, stirring occasionally,
until they are a deep golden brown, about 10 minutes.
Watch carefully because the sugar can burn easily.
Let cool completely before serving.
Or you can do a google search using "candied walnuts
recipe". Don't forget to put RECIPE at the end of your
search term!
Try
http://fooddownunder.com/cgi-bin/recipe.cgi?r=26501
or
From a BBC recipe
4oz granulated sugar
l/4fl oz orange juice
4oz walnut halves
½ tsp salt
½ tsp cayenne pepper
Place the sugar and the orange juice in a saucepan and stir
over a low heat until the sugar has dissolved. Bring to the
boil and keep boiling until the syrup has reached a golden
brown colour. Take off the heat and stir in the walnuts,
salt and cayenne. Place the walnuts onto a non-stick baking
sheet using two warm wet spoons to prevent sticking.
Allow to cool completely.
HTH
sf