294404 Sat Oct 11 16:43:14 -0700 2003 5 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 1614543 I bought some Marcona Almonds yesterday and DH has not stopped raving about them. We're going to a wine tasting event at a friend's house next month featuring wines from Australia and New Zealand. I'd like to bring an appetizer that would incorporate the almonds. The hosts usually have a cheese board as well as other apps made with cheese, so I'm thinking of making something that doesn't have cheese or very little cheese. I did find a recipe for almonds and olives, but I'd like something with more effort involved. I appreciate any suggestions you may have. Sat Oct 11 16:43:14 -0700 2003 0 Tracy L. 1 1614550 How about adapting a Morroccan B'estilla pastry recipe to appetizer size servings? This would be buttery Filo pastry, wrapped in small triangles around a filling of chicken, ground almonds, carmellized onions ,cinnamon , coriander, dusted lightly with powdered sugar. Sat Oct 11 20:19:50 -0700 2003 1614543 0 ciaolette 2 1614573 That sounds like a possibility, that's a dish I know everyone (at the party) loves. Thanks Sun Oct 12 11:54:30 -0700 2003 1614550 0 Tracy L. 1 1614582 This is a crazily simple recipe that somehow manages to add up to more than the sum of it's parts. Simply make an arugula salad, dress it with nothing more than good olive oil, lemon juice and salt and then toss a handful of Marcona almonds in there. This is a staple in our house. It's hardly inventive, I know, but the contrast between the almonds and the dressed greens brings both to greater life. Sun Oct 12 15:07:29 -0700 2003 1614543 0 Fidelixi 1 1614595 I don't have a recipe handy right now, but try googling "ajo blanco" and/or "white gazpacho." To give you an idea, here are the basic ingredients, as I remember them: almonds pine nuts garlic salt green grapes or honeydew melon bread olive oil sherry vinegar water more grapes or melon balls and almonds for garnish Sun Oct 12 20:40:11 -0700 2003 1614543 0 butterfly 1 1614623 One of my favorite Nigella recipes. Take red or yellow roasted peppers and put in a single layer on a platter. Sprinkle with a few squeezes of lemon juice, some olive oil, 4 oz. of feta, some almonds, and a bit of parsley. This is a terrific (and easy!) combo. Mon Oct 13 11:56:00 -0700 2003 1614543 0 Jennifer G.