Spiced Candied Walnuts Recipe

INGREDIENTS

• Peanut or canola oil for deep-frying (hs note: has anyone seen an organic peanut oil out there?)
• Finely ground sea salt, preferably gray salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 4 cups walnut halves
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
• 2 cans (15 1/2 ounces each) chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 3/4 cup olive oil
• 1 1/2 cups 1Arborio Rice Coating (below)
• 1/4 cup thinly sliced garlic
• 15 fresh sage leaves
• 2 teaspoons thin serrano chili slices (optional)
• Zest of 1 lemon, cut into julienne
• 1 cup Arborio rice
• 3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 cup semolina flour
• 2 tablespoons finely ground sea salt, preferably gray salt
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper