Easy Peri-peri Spiced Cashew Nuts

Great as a snack, or with drinks, and so very easy to make!

These were made after a visit to a certain chicken restaurant, where we were given them as a complimentary starter, albeit mixed nuts, as it was my birthday!

I really enjoyed them, so I tried to replicate them (but just with the cashew nuts, to try and avoid further visits to the dentists). Now they're one of my favourite home-made snacks!

Ingredients

• 200g cashew nuts (raw)
• 1 tsp neutral oil (e.g. sunflower / vegetable / groundnut)
• 1 tbsp Peri-peri salt (or to taste) see here for my recipe and make your own!
  
• 1 tbsp lemon juice (or lime if you prefer)
  

Method

1. Preheat the oven to gas mark 5 and line a large tray with non-stick greaseproof baking paper.

2. Stir the oil thoroughly into the nuts in a medium sized bowl, then add the spice and citrus juice, and stir those in until thoroughly mixed.

3. Set aside for 30 minutes (or more) for the lemon juice to soak into the nuts, for the best cooking outcome. Stir once or twice during this time so that they're thoroughly and evenly coated.

4. Spread the nuts evenly over the tray, leaving a little space around the edges to try and avoid the outer nuts burning.

5. Cook for 10 minutes, then stir / turn over the nuts and cook for a further 6 minutes (keep an eye on them, depending on your oven), or until they've absorbed any remaining liquid and the spices have toasted.

6. Taste a nut, and see how you find the spicing / seasoning - I like to add an extra sprinkle of Peri-peri salt and then pop them back in for 2 minutes.

7. Tip them onto a large, cold plate and allow to cool, so that they become crunchy. Then enjoy as a snack! Yum!!!