Off on a little ski vacation with the family this week as the kids enjoy their February break from school, so today's post will be short and sweet.
Yes, it's a powder day!
Knowing how lousy airline food has become, we NEVER plan on eating on planes when we travel, preferring instead to take our chances of finding something decent while on the ground during layovers. To tide us over on long flights I like to bring along a zip-lok full of some healthy treat like these delicious nuts. Everyone loves them, so much so in fact, that a few minutes after breaking them out we have people in adjacent seats craning their necks to see what we have, and asking the cabin crew if they can have what we're having. Yeah….keep dreaming, people.
This recipe is one we make annually for our culinary goodie bags we give to friends and family over the holidays, and is a slight variation of a recipe I found in the great cookbook Party Nuts!
Cheers – Steve
Ingredients
- 1 cup shelled and roasted whole almonds, unsalted
- 1 cup shelled and roasted whole pistachios, unsalted
- 1- 1 1/2 tablespoons EVOO
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds, lightly toasted
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt, or more to taste
- 1 teaspoon dried greek oregano
- 1 tablespoon za'atar
- pinch of cayenne pepper
Instructions
- Toss all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl and stir to incorporate. Taste and adjust seasonings as you see fit. Store in an air-tight container, or bring on a plane in a zip-lok bag to be the envy of all those around you.