pistachios

Vegetarian

Spaghetti With Spring Vegetables, Ramp Pesto And Pecorino Recipe

A fresh, seasonal pasta dish from ABC Kitchen

May 28, 2013 1:01 pm

Quick, make this super-secret spaghetti with pesto before all the ramps are gone! Spring vegetable season will be kaput before you know it (bring on the tomatoes!), so harvest at least one more chance to treat its bright, garlicky, peppery bounty right with Dan Kluger's greener-than-green pasta dish.

Vegetarian

Green Beans With Pistachio Pesto Recipe

Veggies packing the addictive powers of pistachios

Feb 20, 2013 5:01 pm

Photo: Petrina Tinslay

There's no recipe that British cookbook author and TV host Nigella Lawson can't handle, which is why we were particularly excited to receive her new book. These pistachio pesto-coated green beans just made us very excited to eat our vegetables.

Just Dessert

Pistachio And Almond Cake With Orange Salad Recipe

A nutty, citrusy dessert from the hills of Italy

Dec 24, 2012 2:01 pm

Photo: Ed Anderson

This homespun loaf cake evokes the nut tree-covered hills of Avellino and the lemon-scented Amalfi coast. The cake batter is primarily ground raw nuts, generously flavored with lemon zest. The latter gives the finished cake a pronounced citrus flavor that pairs well with the orange salad.

Main Meats

Roast Rack of Lamb With Pistachios Recipe

Flavorful pistachios make a perfect crust for lamb

Dec 22, 2011 7:01 pm

Photo: Frederic Lucano

Making a crust for any roast — lamb, rib, pork — is an excellent way to ensure that the meat will stay moist during the cooking process. It also adds another layer of flavor, for example: a mustard crust for your pork loin. Plus it usually involves butter.

Global Cuisine

Smoked Pistachio Sambal Recipe

Sambal is the equivalent of ketchup in Malaysia

Oct 3, 2011 3:18 pm

Photo: avlxyz on Flickr

"My favorite dish in Malaysia is not really a dish, but a condiment," says Dale Talde. "Sambal is the equivalent of ketchup in Malaysia — eaten every day and in almost every meal on rice or as the base of laksa or in more complex dishes like beef rendang. For Talde, we are making a few different versions, but my favorite is the smoked pistachio and green chile sambal."

Snacks

Bison-Stuffed Smoked Wings Recipe

Stuff your chicken with bison. It's only natural.

Sep 16, 2011 2:01 pm

Photo: Naa Ako-Adjei

While these bison-stuffed chicken wings require a little more effort than other wing recipes, they are well worth it. The pistachio adds an addictive crunchy quality. One taste of these smoked and stuffed wings and you too will agree that these impressive crowd-pleasers are worth the extra time in the kitchen.

Pizza of the Week

Rosa Pizza at Pizzeria Bianco

This Phoenix pizza is literally nuts

May 13, 2011 11:00 am

Photo: roboppy on Flickr

You may think that putting pistachios on a pizza is a little nuts. But we are here to tell you that you would be wrong. So very wrong. Pizzeria Bianco in Phoenix has garnered national attention for its super-thin, perfectly chewy, yet still crispy charred crusts that come out of the wood-burning oven. But it's the toppings that have pushed into pizza of the week...