Almond butter is really easy to make at home, it’s healthy and delicious! Just throw some roasted nuts in the food processor and blend them up to 5 minutes, depending on the final result you want and your food processor.

This recipe is just a suggestion for a lunch meal with a more flavorful almond butter. Feel free to adapt it more to your taste, adding more pepper, olive oil or other seasonings or fresh herbs

Herbed almond butter with cucumber and arugula sandwiches

Herbed almond butter
½ cup of almonds
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons chopped parsley and basil
1 garlic clove
Salt and white pepper

Roast the almonds in the oven at a temperature of 175ºC (350ºF) for 10-15 minutes. Remove the almonds and let cool and try to peel them. Combine the almonds and remaining ingredients in a food processor and blend until you obtain a creamy paste.

(two doses)
2 rye bread rolls
Almond butter with herbs (entire recipe from above)
1 cup of arugula
Some cucumber slices
Grated lemon zest
Balsamic vinegar

Spread the butter made in the previous step in both bread rolls, add slices of cucumber, the arugula, lemon zest, drizzle some balsamic vinegar and even add more white pepper if you like.

Sandes de rúcula, pepino e manteiga de amêndoa com ervas aromáticas

Manteiga de amêndoa com ervas aromáticas
½ chávena de amêndoas
1 colher de sopa de sumo de limão
1 colher de sopa de azeite
2 colheres de sopa de salsa e manjericão picados
1 dente de alho
Pimenta branca e sal

Leve as amêndoas ao forno a uma temperatura de 175ºC (350ºF) durante 10 a 15 minutos. Retire as amêndoas, deixe arrefecer algum tempo e tente tirar-lhes a pele. Junte as amêndoas e os restantes ingredientes num processador e triture até obter uma pasta cremosa (isto pode demorar algum tempo, talvez cerca de 10 minutos, dependendo do processador que possuir). Tempere com uma pitada de pimenta branca e sal.

(duas doses)
2 pães ou 4 fatias de pão
Manteiga de amêndoa com ervas aromáticas
Rúcula, pepino
Casca de limão raspada
Vinagre balsâmico

Espalhe a manteiga feita no passo anterior nos dois pães e junte fatias de pepino, a rúcula, a casca de limão em raspas e para temperar um fio de vinagre balsâmico e pimenta branca a gosto.