Roasted Salted Cashews

Roasted and salted cashew nuts are one of the top favourites due to their crunchy texture and rich flavour. Cashews originate in Brazil, where the trees can grow to an incredible 14 metres and today cashews are grown in many places around the world.  Interestingly, cashews are related to pistachios, mangoes, and poison ivy, and they are actually a seed not a nut due to their unique growing process.

Roasted and salted cashews have less fat than most other nuts but the fat they do have is mostly Oleic acid, which is important for healthy brain function. Roasted and salted cashews are super high in copper, a trace mineral that is essential for immune function, heart muscles and iron and fat metabolism and are a good source of iron, B6 and potassium. They are also rich in the mineral magnesium, important for over 300 different reactions involved in blood sugar balance, muscular contraction, sleep maintenance and pain management.

Roasted and salted cashews are high in protein and when combined with a brazil nut and some almonds, make a complete protein snack.  You can blend them to make a delicious nut butter or simply add them as they are to salads and rice dishes (they go particularly well with Indian cuisine). Roasted cashews can be made into sweet nutty treats such as healthy brownies, nut balls and fruit slices. They are also delicious just on their own.