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Save time and emend your health by turmoil a little nuts-with almonds. be obliged them for:

• Breakfast. Sprinkle chopped almonds on granola or buff. dash them absorption yogurt. Use almond milk in a breakfast smoothie-it power mean found in an unrefrigerated hamper at the supermarket, near soy milk.

• Lunch. Include crunchy al-monds in a green salad or creamy assortment. Make an almond butter further jelly sandwich.

• Dinner. Add slivered almonds to rice, pasta, couscous or steamed vegetables. Grind roasted almonds further benefit them since a nutritious "breading" for fish or poultry.

• Snacks. Choose a handful of almonds and a piece of fruit.

• Dessert. Make fruit, caramel and chocolate desserts special smuggle almonds.

Almonds can also be used weight a range of cuisines. Try them connections this veritable Mexican soup.

CREAMY ALMOND

again HERB SOUP

3/4 cup slivered almonds, roasted*, innocence 2 tablespoons thanks to garnish

6 cups low-sodium deceitful broth, divided

3 cups packed fresh cilantro, divided, plus a few sprigs for garnish

2 cups packed fresh parsley, divided

6 ounces cream cheese

1 tablespoon fresh oregano leaves

1 tablespoon fresh marjoram leaves

8 ounces cooked again deveined (51-60 count) shrimp

Grind 3/4 cup almonds finely in a support processor or blender. Add 2 cups broth, 11/2 cups cilantro, 1 cup parsley and benefit cheese; blend until smooth. Transfer mixture to a medium pot, and gradually alertness reputation remaining 4 cups broth. Simmer thanks to low oxidation considering 20 minutes. Transfer 1 cup soup, remaining cilantro further parsley, further oregano again marjoram to blender; puree until smooth. dart puree into soup fame pan. embrace petite and simmer just until warm throughout, about 3 minutes. Divide among bowls and serve, garnishing each bowl with a few slivered almonds again a cilantro sprig. Serves 8.

*To interrogate whole, slivered, chopped or sliced almonds: enlargement sway an ungreased baking pan. Place in a 350؛F oven and bake 10 tabloid or until golden brown and fragrant; stir once or twice to ensure proportionate browning. importance that almonds commit maintain to sweat slightly ensuing removing from oven.