4 dried pasilla chiles
4 dried ancho chiles
10 dried chiles de árbol
1 1/4 cup avocado oil
6 cloves garlic
1 cup raw almonds
3 tablespoons JUSTIN’S® Cinnamon Almond Butter
Kosher salt, to taste
Wearing plastic gloves, remove the seeds from the pasilla and ancho chiles. Discard.
In a large saucepan over medium heat, heat the oil. Cook the garlic until golden brown, 6-7 minutes. Remove cloves from oil and discard all but one clove. Add almonds to oil and simmer for 2 minutes. Remove almonds and set aside in small bowl. In 2-3 batches, cook the chiles for 30-60 seconds until slightly puffed, then transferring to a bowl. Remove oil from heat and cool slightly.
In the bowl of a food processor, pulse the almonds and chiles until coarsely chopped. Pulse in the almond butter. With the food processor running, gently pour in the oil and continue to process 30 seconds more. Season with salt to taste.
Serve salsa macha with tacos, eggs, tostadas, roasted vegetables and more.
Spaghetti and meatballs. Peanut butter and jelly. Biscotti and coffee. These things just go together. My Chocolate Hazelnut Espresso Biscotti is made with JUSTIN’S® Chocolate Hazelnut and Almond Butter and dunks perfect with any cup of Joe…or in this case, a cup of Justin!
I’m making a list and checking it twice—I *will* find out who’s been naughty or nice! Just kidding, I’m not Santa, and I definitely think everyone deserves to try out my Maple Almond Butter Banana “Nice” Cream. It’s a cold, dairy-free treat packed with JUSTIN’S® Maple Almond Butter that’s great to beat those hot days!
4 dried pasilla chiles
4 dried ancho chiles
10 dried chiles de árbol
1 1/4 cup avocado oil
6 cloves garlic
1 cup raw almonds
3 tablespoons JUSTIN’S® Cinnamon Almond Butter
Kosher salt, to taste
Wearing plastic gloves, remove the seeds from the pasilla and ancho chiles. Discard.
In a large saucepan over medium heat, heat the oil. Cook the garlic until golden brown, 6-7 minutes. Remove cloves from oil and discard all but one clove. Add almonds to oil and simmer for 2 minutes. Remove almonds and set aside in small bowl. In 2-3 batches, cook the chiles for 30-60 seconds until slightly puffed, then transferring to a bowl. Remove oil from heat and cool slightly.
In the bowl of a food processor, pulse the almonds and chiles until coarsely chopped. Pulse in the almond butter. With the food processor running, gently pour in the oil and continue to process 30 seconds more. Season with salt to taste.
Serve salsa macha with tacos, eggs, tostadas, roasted vegetables and more.
At this point, I have to ask, “what CAN’T almond butter do?” This Korean-inspired Almond Butter Ssamjang (which translates to “sauce for wraps”) is a sweet, spicy, and perfectly salty sauce that is phenomenal in a lettuce wrap or just as a dip for fresh veggies.
Roasted Almond Butter and Maple Glazed Tofu, Squash, and Brussels is a genuine triple threat. This dinner delight is vegetarian, full of flavor, and cooks in one pan. It doesn’t take your whole day to prepare either. At any given moment, you are thirty minutes of marinating, a few minutes of tossing ingredients together, and thirty minutes of hands-off roasting away from enjoying a flavor-packed, wholesome, vegetarian meal. Seriously. There’s really no downside to this recipe.
