Back to the Spirit of
Summer range from M&S today. I’ve been pretty impressed with the
summer range mostly because the flavours really appeal to me – all
modern, on trend, exotic with a focus on spice and lightness.
It’s a bit more spice with these chimichurri mixed nuts; chimichurri
being a South American zesty and herby sauce with a chilli kick.
It’s M&S so the
quality of ingredients is pretty good – all the nuts were prime pieces,
no broken bits or shattered crumbs, just whole deliciously crunchy
pieces with tones of flavour in themselves. I really
believe it’s worth paying more for nuts if you’re going to just snack
on them raw as the flavour is so much better. Once you’ve tried them,
you do notice cheaper ones are more stale and rancid.
It’s a really
interesting mix of cashews, jumbo peanuts, macadamias and almonds with a
good equal mix of all the ingredients rather than being bulked out with
cheap peanuts. They’ve been roasted and you can
tell as the flavour is enhanced and you can really taste the individual
nuts flavour and distinguish even against the seasoning.
The seasoning is
perfectly proportioned with every nut covered in its spicy, zingy taste
but even though it’s got a lot of flavour, you do also get the taste of
the nut. If I’m honest the chimichurri flavouring
isn’t the most delicious spicing I’ve ever tried but it is tasty, just
not as exciting even though it’s fairly spicy. Definitely a tasty mix
overall and perfect for a little snack bag for dipping in and out of or
for nibbles with drinks before a meal.
Price; £3.50
Bought at: Marks and Spencer
Nutrition per 30g:
173 calories, 14g fat, 2.1g sat fat, 2.2g sugars, 0.35g salt
Score: 7/10
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