United Flavors of America – Oregon’s Hazelnuts

Oregon’s Hazelnuts

Whether you call them Hazelnuts or a Filberts, you’re in for a treat when you munch on Oregon’s state nut packed with 100% of your daily Vitamin E and 28% of your folate – along with Vitamin B, manganese, potassium and iron. Hazelnuts flourish so well in Oregon that 99% of the nation’s crop are grown there. But it’s not just Oregon that thinks so highly of Hazelnuts, ancient Chinese writings from 2838 BC praised them as 1 of the 5 sacred nourishments, while the Greek physician Dioscorides considered them medicine for a variety of health conditions nearly 2,000 years ago.

Liven up your morning toast with this easy and delicious Hazelnut Spread:

1 cup hazelnuts

½ cup agave nectar

Roast hazelnuts in 350-degree oven for 10 to 12 minutes. Pulse hazelnuts in food processor and pulse. Add agave nectar when hazelnuts have been pureed smooth and almost oily.  Puree again until combined. Store unused spread in refrigerator for up to 3 weeks.

Sources 

http://www.oregonhazelnuts.org/about-us/fun-facts/

http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/hazelnuts.html