Name: Peanut Drinking Snack
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1/2 small red onion, finely chopped; 2 serrano chiles, seeds removed, finely chopped; Zest and juice of 1/2 lime; Kosher salt; 11/2 cups salted, dry-roasted skin-on Spanish peanuts; 1/2 cup finely chopped cilantro; 1/4 tsp. chili powder

A bowl of salted roasted peanuts tossed with cilantro red onion and chile powder.

Photo by Chelsie Craig, Food Styling by Molly Baz

This spicy, sour, salty, crunchy mix isn't your typical roasted bar nuts. Fresh lime juice, red onion, chiles, and cilantro give it amazing flavor. It's best served with spoons for scooping into your palm.

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