Spanish Trail Mix

By stancec44

Ingredient info: Smoked paprika is available at some supermarkets, at specialty foods stores, and from latienda.Com. Smoked Spanish chorizo is a pork-link sausage flavored with garlic and spices. It’s available at specialty foods stores and Spanish markets and from latienda.com. Look for manchego cheese at supermarkets and specialty foods stores.

Ingredients

• 2 cups whole natural almonds
• 1 1/2 teaspoons smoked paprika
• 1 teaspoon finely grated orange peel
• 1 cup 1/3-inch cubes dried apricots
• 1 cup 1/3-inch cubes pitted dates
• 1/2 cup 1/3-inch cubes smoked spanish chorizo (about 3 ounces)
• 1/2 cup 1/3-inch cubes manchego cheese

Details

Servings 5
Cooking time 50mins
Adapted from epicurious.com

Preparation

Step 1

Toast almonds in large dry skillet over medium heat until fragrant, occasionally shaking skillet, 10 to 12 minutes. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, then smoked paprika and orange peel; toss. Remove from heat. Transfer almonds to bowl; cool. Toss with apricots, dates, chorizo, and cheese. DO AHEAD: can be made 2 days ahead. Cover; chill. Serve at room temperature.