Nuts and seeds are a good source of vegetable protein and healthy fats. Avoid buying any nut bars, since they usually contain too much sugar and artificial additives.
These bars are perfect as a savory snack, but also can be used as a side dish for salads and other dishes. They can be kept up for up to four days. If you like to add a little more flavor, you can replace a portion of the dried tomatoes by 50g (1.8 oz.) green olives.
Do not eat these bars too often, as they contain a relatively large amount of fat.
25 min
Ingredients per serving
- 200g (7 oz.) dried tomatoes in oil
- 100g (3.5 oz.) cashew nuts (unsalted)
- 150g (5.3 oz.) oatmeal
- 50g (1.8 oz.) almonds (chopped or sliced)
- 50g (1.8 oz.) sunflower seeds (shelled)
- 50g (1.8 oz.) pine nuts
- 40g (1.4 oz.) parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons thyme (fresh or dried) or Italian herb mix
- 4 eggs
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 180°C (400°F), cover a baking tray with baking parchment.
- Roast the pine nuts in a frying pan without fat for about 3 minutes on medium heat.
- Pat dried tomatoes with a dry paper towel, cut into pieces.
- Grate parmesan cheese roughly.
- Combine all ingredients in a blender, chop briefly, do not puree.
- Alternatively, put all the ingredients in a tall container, chop briefly with an immersion blender.
- Spread mixture on the baking sheet about ½ cm thick as rectangular as possible, bake on the middle rack for about 25 minutes.
- After the end of the baking time cut into 12 pieces with a sharp knife or pizza cutter while still warm, let cool.
