What do you do with pine nuts (pignoli)? No baking, please (ingredients, chicken breast)

[Jkgourmet]

I really like pine nuts and use them in salad frequently - toasted. However, they are REALLY expensive and usually come in large bags (I typically get them at TJ's). They do get rancid if I don't use them up fairly quickly.


What do you use pine nuts for? I'm not interested in anything like cookies, cake, etc that requires baking.

[elnina]

I eat them raw as a snack, or add to salads, Müsli, or yogurt. Or add them (roasted) to pasta dishes, or gravies, or top my meats, add to already cooked/steamed veggies, add to tacos, spinach loves it!, generally - you can top with them many already cooked dishes (toasted taste better), i like to add them to my grain bowls like quinoa, rice, barley, or buckwheat or legumes...

Since they usually come in a bigger bag AND are expensive, I divide it to several portions, store in airtight bag/vacuum ziplock and freeze. Airtight storage is a keyword. They get rancid easily and taste bitter.

If you want, you can roast them before freezing. If you toast them, you will double their "freezer life"

[countrylv22]

I LUV pine nuts in about everything What ELNINA mentioned & more

Mainly I use them to make PESTO SAUCE I could eat PESTO everyday

Thanks

Originally Posted by Jkgourmet

I really like pine nuts and use them in salad frequently - toasted. However, they are REALLY expensive and usually come in large bags (I typically get them at TJ's). They do get rancid if I don't use them up fairly quickly.


What do you use pine nuts for? I'm not interested in anything like cookies, cake, etc that requires baking.

[jlawrence01]

Originally Posted by Jkgourmet

I really like pine nuts and use them in salad frequently - toasted. However, they are REALLY expensive and usually come in large bags (I typically get them at TJ's). They do get rancid if I don't use them up fairly quickly.


What do you use pine nuts for? I'm not interested in anything like cookies, cake, etc that requires baking.

The obvious is to use it in pesto with fresh basil.

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/13937/pesto/



I would also think that they could be used in a number of applications where a crunchy element would add to the dish like sauteed chicken breasts.

https://www.epicurious.com/ingredien...e-nuts-gallery

[evening sun]

I have added them to mashed vegetables. Such as parsnip with carrots

[countrylv22]

PESTO

PESTO SAUCE=Pine nuts, basil, parmesan cheese, olive oil, garlic=YUM

I then use the PESTO sauce on pasta, beef, fish, salads, toast, crackers, potatoes, etc.

Pine nuts are used in a lot of Mediterranean & Middle Eastern recipes. Salads, savory & sweet, etc.

[hertfordshire]

I don't care for Guy, but this recipe for roasted balsamic brussels sprouts with pancetta and pine nuts is outstanding: https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/...recipe-1943687

[ABQConvict]

In New Mexico where they are locally harvested, they are called piñón nuts. They are commonly salted and/or dusted with red chile powder in the shell and snacked upon much the same way as salted sunflower seeds. I buy a bag every year and it takes me months to go through it.

[Jkgourmet]

Originally Posted by elnina

If you want, you can roast them before freezing. If you toast them, you will double their "freezer life"

Difference between roast and toast?

Thanks very much for the freezer suggestions!

[marino760]

Are there different varieties of pine nuts coming from different species of pines? If so, are they labeled that way when you buy them and do they taste different? I don't think they have pinon pines in Italy so I'm curious. Pinon pines are native the the SW of the U.S.