Salted Almonds

• ¼ lb (100 g) unbalanced almonds
• kitchen or sea salt
• ½

Where possible use ground sea salt for salted almonds. The flavour is nicer and you can afford to be more generous with it.

Place the almonds in a bowl and cover with boiling water. Allow to stand for about 3 minutes, then drain and remove the brown skins. Dry the almonds thoroughly in a clean cloth.

Have ready a sheet of greaseproof paper sprinkled with kitchen salt or ground s