Want to spice up your meals in a nutritious way? Just follow these salty granola recipes. This side dish is rich in health benefits and has a delicious crunchy texture. You can serve it with salads, soups, risottos and more. The step by step is very easy. Check out different combinations and seasonings:
1. Simple Salted Granola
Ingredients
- 100 grams of raw cashews
- 50 grams of sunflower seeds
- 50 grams of pumpkin seed
- 50 grams of golden flaxseed
- Dried herbs to taste
- salt to taste
- 1 drizzle of olive oil or unflavored coconut oil
Preparation mode
- Choose a small roasting pan;
- Add cashews, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds and flaxseeds;
- Mix with your hands and if you wish, break the chestnuts. Spread well;
- Season with dehydrated herbs, salt and 1 tsp of olive oil. Mix with a spatula;
- Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes;
- Remove when golden and enjoy.
2. Baked salted granola
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup unsweetened corn flakes
- 1 cup rice flakes
- 1/2 cup mixed nuts and seeds
- 2 tablespoons of flaxseed
- 1 tablespoon of olive oil
- 1 tablespoon of nutritional
- 1 tablespoon of oregano
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 1 lemon juice
Preparation mode
- In a bowl, place the corn flakes, rice flakes, flaxseed and the mix of nuts and seeds;
- Season with olive oil, nutritional yeast, oregano, salt, pepper, zest and lemon juice;
- Mix well with a spatula;
- Transfer to a non-stick form and spread well;
- Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for approximately 25 minutes. Stir every 5 minutes so it doesn’t burn;
- Remove from the oven and it’s ready!
3. Salted granola with honey
Ingredients
- 1 cup oat flakes
- 1 cup mixed oilseeds (cashews, Brazil nuts, walnuts, almonds)
- 1 cup mixed seeds (flaxseed, chia, pumpkin, sesame)
- ½ teaspoon of hot paprika
- ½ teaspoon of black pepper
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- 3 tablespoons of olive oil
- 1 tablespoon of honey
Preparation mode
- Place all the ingredients in a bowl;
- Mix well with a spoon so that the seasoning is incorporated into all the seeds;
- Pour the mixture into a shape and spread;
- Bake in medium oven for approximately 20 minutes. Take it out from time to time, give it a stir and return to the oven;
- Remove and wait to cool;
- Now it’s just a case of tasting. Then store in a jar with a lid.
4. Granola Salad with Ginger
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon of olive oil
- 1 cup of sunflower seed
- 1 1/2 cup buckwheat
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- 1 teaspoon of powdered ginger
- 2 tablespoons of chia
- 1 tablespoon of flaxseed
- 3 tablespoons of Brazil Nuts
- 1 cup chopped apricots
Preparation mode
- In a pan, place the oil, sunflower seed and buckwheat;
- Season with salt and powdered ginger. Stir, non-stop, for 10 minutes;
- Transfer the mixture from the pan to a bowl;
- Add the chia seeds, flaxseeds, chopped Brazil nuts and chopped apricots. Mix well;
- Taste and, if necessary, adjust salt and ginger;
- Wait for it to cool down;
- Enjoy and store the rest in a jar with a lid.
5. Salted Coconut Granola
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup of sesame
- 1/2 cup sunflower seed
- 1/2 cup pumpkin seed
- 1/2 cup chopped chestnuts
- 1/2 cup shredded coconut
- 1/2 cup amaranth flakes
- 1 spoon of olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon of saffron
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon and herbs
- pinch of salt
- pinch of pepper
Preparation mode
- Add the sesame to a pan or skillet. Stir for 1 minute or until lightly golden and transfer to a bowl.
- In the skillet, brown the sunflower seed and pour it into the bowl;
- Brown the pumpkin seed and place it in the bowl;
- Repeat the above process with the chopped chestnut and the grated coconut, separately;
- In a larger skillet, lightly brown the amaranth, add the oil and stir well;
- Add the garlic powder, turmeric and lemon and herbs. Mix;
- Add the mixture that is in the bowl and stir;
- Season with salt and pepper;
- Continue stirring until lightly golden;
- Turn off the heat, wait to cool and store in a glass jar with a lid.
6. Salted Granola with Lemon Pepper
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds
- 1/2 cup of sunflower seeds
- 1/4 cup white sesame seeds
- 1/4 cup black sesame seeds
- olive oil thread
- 1 teaspoon of turmeric
- 1 teaspoon of lemon pepper
- salt to taste
- 1 cup sugar-free corn flakes
Preparation mode
- In a frying pan, place the pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, white sesame seeds and black sesame seeds. Stir over medium heat until it starts to release aroma;
- Add the oil, turmeric, lemon pepper and salt. Shake well;
- Insert the corn flakes, mix and cook for 2 minutes. Turn off and wait for it to cool;
- Store in an airtight container to maintain crunch.
7. Salted granola with raisins
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup thick rolled oats
- 1/2 cup raw, shelled sunflower seeds
- 1/2 cup raw cashews
- 2 teaspoons of flaxseed
- 2 tablespoons white or black sesame
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
- 1/4 teaspoon sweet paprika
- 3 teaspoons of olive oil
- 1 cup unsweetened coarse corn flakes
- 1 cup rice flakes
- salt to taste
- 1/4 cup of raisins
Preparation mode
- Start by preheating the oven to 180 degrees;
- In a bowl, place the rolled oats, sunflower seeds, cashews, flaxseeds and white sesame seeds;
- Season with turmeric and sweet paprika. Mix well and spread on a non-stick and greased roast;
- Drizzle with olive oil;
- Bake in the oven at 180 degrees for 20 minutes. Remove every 5 minutes and stir to brown all the seeds;
- When they are golden, remove and wait to cool for 15 minutes;
- Transfer to a bowl and add the corn flakes, rice flakes, salt and raisins;
- enjoy.
8. Salted granola in the air fryer
Ingredients
- 100 grams of peanuts, cashews or almonds
- 300 grams of assorted seeds and grains (sunflower, pumpkin, flaxseed, chia or sesame)
- 1 tablespoon of dried herbs to taste
- Salt or fleur de sel to taste
- spices to taste
Preparation mode
- Place all the ingredients in the air fryer basket. Choose a shape that is not hollow;
- Mix well;
- Turn on the airfryer at 200 degrees and let it fry for 8 to 10 minutes. Open and stir every 3 minutes;
- Remove and let cool;
- serve.
9. Salted granola with dehydrated onion
Ingredients
- 1 and 1/4 cup of your choice of seed mix (I used: sunflower, pumpkin, white sesame, black sesame and flaxseed)
- 2 cups of chopped nuts (cashews, Brazil nuts, macadamia and almonds
- smoked paprika to taste
- Turmeric to taste
- Dried onion to taste
- Seasoning dehydrated vinaigrette to taste
- Black pepper to taste
- salt to taste
- 1 strand of olive oil
Preparation mode
- Drizzle a large skillet with a little oil. Keep the fire off;
- Add the seed mix and the oilseed mix;
- Season with smoked paprika, turmeric, dehydrated onion, vinaigrette seasoning, black pepper;
- Mix well, turn on the fire and stir until toasted;
- Wait for it to cool completely;
- Transfer to a glass jar with a lid and store at room temperature.
10. Salted granola in the skillet
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup sugar-free corn flakes
- 1/2 cup rice flakes
- 1/4 cup thick oat flakes
- 1/4 cup Brazil nuts
- 1/4 cup cashews
- 1/4 cup almonds
- 1/4 cup sunflower seeds
- 1 tablespoon golden flaxseed
- 1 tablespoon black or white sesame
- 1 coffee spoon of turmeric
- 1 coffee spoon of smoked paprika
- 1 coffee spoon salt
- 1 and 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
Preparation mode
- Place all the ingredients in a bowl;
- Mix well to get everything involved;
- Pour the mixture into a preheated skillet and stir for 6 minutes over medium heat until it starts to brown;
- Lower the fire to the minimum temperature and let it fry for another 8 minutes, until it gets dry and crispy. Stir occasionally so it doesn’t burn;
- Turn off the heat and wait for it to cool;
- Enjoy with your favorite accompaniment.
This super versatile delight is worth trying. And to continue including nutritious recipes on the diet menu, also check out these tasty low-carb pie options.