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