Almond Recipes

Steps:

• Place the almonds in a medium bowl and cover with 2 cups cold water. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until softened and plump, at least 8 hours but preferably overnight.
• Drain the almonds through a fine-mesh sieve, then rinse well. Reserve the sieve for later. Transfer the almonds to a blender and add 2 cups fresh cold water. Blend on high until very smooth, about 2 minutes. It's okay if the mixture looks slightly grainy.
• Line the reserved sieve with a clean kitchen towel or cheesecloth and place over a medium bowl. Working in batches, pour the blended almond mixture through the cloth in the sieve, separating the almond milk from any grainy bits. Gather the edges of the towel together and use your hands to squeeze out any remaining milk.
• Whisk in 1 teaspoon vanilla and/or 1 to 2 tablespoons honey or maple syrup if using to flavor and sweeten the almond milk. Serve immediately or refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 5 days.

Steps:

• Cut chicken breasts into thin strips.
• Mix soy sauce, ginger, salt and garlic salt.
• Marinate chicken strips in the soy mixture for 30 minutes.
• In a frying pan or a wok, heat peanut oil to 375°F .
• Fry first amount of (blanched) almonds until golden.
• Drain well and reduce almonds to a powder.
• Prepare frying dough:.
• Using a fork, beat eggs.
• Still using a fork, beat in cold water, flour, salt, cornstarch and sugar.
• Dough will be a little lumpy.
• Set aside for 10 minutes.
• Add powdered almonds to dough mixture.
• Dip marinated chicken strips into frying dough/almonds mixture.
• Drain lightly and fry into very hot oil, until golden brown.
• Arrange chicken strips onto a serving plate garnished with fresh parsley sprigs, lemon slices and toasted almonds.
• Serve, coated with plum sauce.

Steps:

• Whisk together the eggs, almond milk and maple syrup, then tip in the almond flour, baking powder, ¼ tsp salt and the vanilla, and stir together.
• Heat a non-stick frying pan over a medium-low heat. Add a couple of heaped tablespoons of the batter and cook until the edges are set, around 2-3 mins. Flip and cook for a further 2 mins until golden. Repeat with the remaining batter. Serve the pancakes in small stacks, scattered with the blueberries.

Steps:

• Place the almonds in a food processor. Process on high until ground almonds begin to form a ball. Drizzle olive oil over almonds and continue to process, stopping occasionally to scrape sides of the bowl with a spatula as needed. Store in an airtight container.

Steps:

• Place almonds, about 1/4 cup at a time, in the food processor. Pulse until you reach a flour-like consistency; sift into a container. Place any remaining almonds chunks back into food processor and pulse. Repeat until all almonds are transformed into flour. Cover container and store flour in refrigerator.

Steps:

• Combine the first five ingredients in a large bowl; add the chicken and stir well. Let stand 10 minutes. Sprinkle the cornstarch over the chicken mixture, stirring well. Set aside. (Use this time to chop vegetables).
• Pour 1 tbsp oil around the top of a preheated wok, coating the sides; heat at medium-high (325 degrees) for 1 minute.
• Add the celery and mushrooms and stir fry for 1 to 2 minutes. Add the snow peas, and stir fry 1 to 2 minutes. Add the bamboo shoots and water chestnuts, and stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes. Remove the vegetables from the wok; set aside, and keep warm.
• Pour the remaining 1 tbsp oil around the top of the wok, coating the sides; heat at medium high for 1 minute. Add the reserved chicken mixture; stir fry for 3 to 4 minutes. Add the vegetable mixture, almonds, and green onions, and stir fry 1 to 2 minutes or until thoroughly heated.