Pistachio recipes

Add a sprinkling of pistachios to sweet and savoury dishes with these delicious pistachio recipes. The creamy green nuts make a brilliant addition to all sorts of bakes and puds. Try our towering pistachio layer cake, buttery pistachio biscuits or creamy rice pudding.

Pistachios also add a nutty dimension to all sorts of savoury dishes, like our halloumi and pistachio nut loaf or incredible roast chicken with herbs and pistachio pesto.

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Swede, kale and ditaloni broth with pistachio pistou

Swede

Swede, kale and ditaloni broth with pistachio pistou

A pistachio, parsley and lemon pistou adds a verdant vibrancy to this one-pot pasta and kale broth. A hearty yet light winter dinner.

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Sri Lankan milk toffee (kiri aluwa)

Budget Christmas food gifts

Sri Lankan milk toffee (kiri aluwa)

Milk toffee (kiri aluwa) is similar to Scottish tablet: a fudge-like treat made from condensed milk and topped with nuts. Heaven!

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Philip Khoury’s pistachio, chocolate and cherry yule log

Celebrity chef Christmas recipes

Philip Khoury’s pistachio, chocolate and cherry yule log

Create a magical woodland scene with this yule log from Phill Khoury. The pistachio sponge is studded with cherries and coated with ganache.

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Rhubarb and pink grapefruit possets with poppy seed and pistachio shortbread

Rhubarb

Rhubarb and pink grapefruit possets with poppy seed and pistachio shortbread

These possets make the most of winter’s citrus and the pleasant tang of rhubarb. An impressive make-ahead dessert for Christmas entertaining.

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Sea bass with pistachios, pine nuts and sun-dried tomatoes

Sea bass

Sea bass with pistachios, pine nuts and sun-dried tomatoes

Top sea bass fillets with a pistachio and sun-dried tomato crumb, and serve with discs of golden potatoes in this healthy dinner recipe.

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Roast chicken with pistachios and sour cherries

Roast chicken

Roast chicken with pistachios and sour cherries

Claire Thomson's one-pan roast chicken is packed with aromatic ingredients from the Middle East: fruity sumac, pistachios and sour cherries.

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Lebanese syllabub with ghraybeh (pistachio biscuits)

Pistachio

Lebanese syllabub with ghraybeh (pistachio biscuits)

Food writer Angela Zaher gives the traditional dessert syllabub a Lebanese twist with arak and orange blossom. Serve with pistachio biscuits.

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Waffles with caramelised clementines and pistachios

Waffles

Waffles with caramelised clementines and pistachios

Sticky caramelised clementines and crunchy pistachios top fluffy buttermilk waffles in this festive brunch recipe.

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Salted pistachio and lime ice cream

Pistachio

Salted pistachio and lime ice cream

Our salted pistachio ice cream recipe is an easy upgrade on a holiday fave. Salt opens up your palette to taste more of the toasty pistachios.

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Choux buns with raspberry, rose and pistachio

Patisserie

Choux buns with raspberry, rose and pistachio

These choux buns are filled with a silky pistachio cream and a sharp raspberry and rose coulis – plus a pretty speckled craquelin on top.

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Lemon and pistachio shortbread biscuits

Biscuits

Lemon and pistachio shortbread biscuits

Crumbly, buttery shortbread is lightened with lemon and given a nutty richness thanks to plenty of pistachios. The perfect teatime treat.

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Pistachio layer cake with cream cheese frosting

Celebration cakes

Pistachio layer cake with cream cheese frosting

This magnificent pistachio cake combines a light and nutty sponge with a decadently rich cream cheese icing!

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Dark chocolate bark with sea salt, rosemary, pistachios and candied citrus

Easter desserts

Dark chocolate bark with sea salt, rosemary, pistachios and candied citrus

Take a bite out of dark chocolate bark studded with pistachios, rosemary-flavoured salt and little bursts of candied peel.

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Sweet filo triangles with cardamom, clementine and pistachios

Quick and easy desserts

Sweet filo triangles with cardamom, clementine and pistachios

Fragrant cardamom, sticky citrus, crunchy nuts and crisp pastry – this beautiful, festive dessert can be put together in the time it takes to bake the filo.

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Coconut, saffron and pistachio barfi

Diwali

Coconut, saffron and pistachio barfi

Cooking and sharing Indian sweets are the essence of Diwali, says Maunika Gowardhan, who shares her creamy pistachio barfi recipe.

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