Australian Gourmet Traveller - (02)February 2020 (1)

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MELROSE

ALMONDBUTTER

Roastedalmondsare

thesoleingredientofthis

wonderfullysilkyspread.

It hasa bold,earthyflavour

thatis bothsweetand

slightlybitter.Addto

overnightoatsordrizzle

overyourmorningmuesli

foranextrahitof

calcium.$13for250gm.

melrosehealth.com.au

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BYRONBAYPEANUTBUTTERCO

CRUNCHYPEANUTBUTTER

If therewerea kingofpeanut

butters,thiswouldbeit. A blend

ofQueensland-grownhi-oleic

peanuts(meaningtheycontain

a higheramountofgoodfats)and

macrobioticAustralianseasalt,

thisplush,dark-roastedbutterhas

a naturalsweetness.Intenselyrich,

it’s a faultlesstoasttopperbest

servedgenerously.$7.50for375gm.

byronbaypeanutbutter.com.au

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HAND‘N’HOEORGANICS

ROASTEDCRUNCHY

MACADAMIABUTTER

Hand‘n’Hoekeepsits

carbonfootprintlowby

usingmacadamiasthatare

hand-picked,processedand

packedontheirsolar-powered

farmin Kippaxs,NSW.Its

crunchymacadamiabutteris

delicate, toastyandteeming

withchoppednuts.Try

mixingit withclassicAsian

condimentsforanAussietwist

ona satay.$15for225gm.

handnhoeorganics.com.au

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NOYACASHEWBUTTER

Noyapridethemselvesonusing

nothingbutnutsin theirspreads.

Thismagnesium-richcashewbutter

is thedefinitionofvelvety,withno

extraadditives.Cashewsarelightly

roastedfora roundednuttyflavour

andanexceptionallycreamytexture.

Putit toworkin a saladdressing

oraddtosmoothiesasa natural

thickener.$9.50for250gm.

royalnutcompany.com.au

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99THMONKEYPISTACHIO

ANDALMONDBUTTER

Thisjarofdense,texturednut

butterseesroughly 80 percent

roastedalmondscombinedwith

20 percentrawpistachio.Theunlikely

marriageofthesetwonutsproduces

a sweet,easy-goingflavourwith

refinedsavouryundertones.Stir

throughpestoormixintoa pancake

batterforsomeaddedoomph.

$12 for 200gm. 99thmonkey.com.au

Spreadontoastorspoonedstraightfromthejar,

these nut butters are worth a spot in the pantry.

Nut butters

WORDS GEORGIE MEREDITH. PHOTOGRAPHY ROB SHAW. STYLING LAURA JACOBS.

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