Pine Nut

Our 45 Favorite Pine Nut Recipes

Yes, pesto is amazing, but pine nuts add buttery richness to so many other dishes too. Here are some of our favorites.
A rustic lemon tart topped with pine nuts next to three cups of coffee and a plate of pine nut lace cookies.
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  • A bowl of antipasto pasta with a fork.
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    "Antipasto" Pasta with Sausage, Artichoke Hearts, and Sun-Dried Tomatoes

    This quick and easy pasta is made entirely from ingredients kept in the pantry, so you can make it whenever a carb craving strikes. Inspired by elements often seen on Italian antipasto platters, the pasta is tossed with dry-cured sausage, artichoke hearts, and sun-dried tomatoes along with a simple tomato paste and olive oil sauce, and topped with toasted pine nuts and crisp peperoncini.

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    Pomegranate-Glazed Chicken with Buttery Pine Nuts

    The yogurt, honey, and pomegranate molasses in this recipe will give the chicken lots of color. Go with it. The very dark charred parts are extra tasty. Pine nuts add luxurious texture.

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  • Pine nuttopped cookies piled into a ridged white ceramic cup.
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    Pignoli Cookies

    These classic Italian pine nut cookies are made with egg whites and almond paste. They have no butter or flour, which means they're great for people concerned with those allergies.

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  • Broiled red snapper topped with za'atar salsa verde.
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    Broiled Red Snapper With Za'atar Salsa Verde

    You're bound to get plenty of accolades for this zesty sauce, a Middle Eastern–spiced riff on herby salsa verde.

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  • Pasta with 10minute pesto in a blue bowl.
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    Pasta With 10-Minute Pesto

    Blanching fresh basil leaves before blending is the key to this vibrant, ultra-herby pesto. Perfect for pasta, it also dresses up pizza, scrambled eggs, and more. Top the pasta with extra pine nuts for plenty of buttery deliciousness.

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    Chickpea Crepe "Tacos" With Eggplant and Lamb

    Thin, naturally grain-free chickpea flour pancakes take the place of tortillas in these warmly spiced lamb and eggplant “tacos.”

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  • pine nut and white bean dip in a bowl sprinkled with toasted pine nuts
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    Pine Nut and White Bean Dip

    Toast pine nuts just to the point of being burnt to achieve maximum flavor in this creamy, hummus-like dip.

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  • Plate of roasted honeynut squash with radicchio apples and farro with a drizzle of garlic miso dressing.
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    Honeynut Squash With Radicchio and Miso

    What’s a honeynut squash, you ask? It looks like a miniature butternut squash and has sweet, firm flesh that stands up to any cooking method. Here, miso adds a salty, umami burst that's perfectly balanced by the smooth, light, buttery flavor of pine nuts.

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  • Instant Pot Italian chickpea stew with pesto in a bowl.
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    Instant-Pot Italian Chickpea Stew With Pesto

    Chickpeas are the basis for this savory Italian stew, which gets an extra kick from a spoonful of intensely flavored pesto at serving time.

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    Culantro Pesto

    A pesto that uses the versatile herb culantro, which tastes a little like a cross between parsley and cilantro.

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