Walnut Recipes

Flourless walnut cake topped with a rich coffee cream made from dark chocolate, Madeira, and whipped cream. A European-style frozen dessert garnished with crystallized flowers for an elegant finish.

Butter-seared halibut steaks baked with strips of smoked salmon, lemon-sherry pan sauce, and walnuts. An elegant seafood dinner ready in 20 minutes with just a handful of ingredients.

Pasta fruit salad with walnuts, mandarin oranges, grapes, and apple tossed in a creamy orange yogurt dressing. A refreshing cold side dish for potlucks and summer cookouts.

Brussels sprouts with toasted walnuts in browned butter and a whisper of nutmeg. Four ingredients, 20 minutes, the simple side dish that turns sprouts skeptics into believers.

Bacon-wrapped crabmeat balls with sherry, lemon juice, dry mustard, and fresh bread crumbs broiled until crispy. An elegant appetizer that makes about 2 dozen bite-sized hors d'oeuvres.

Spinach pesto with pine nuts, garlic, Parmesan, and Romano cheese blended with olive oil into a vibrant green sauce. A milder, year-round alternative to basil pesto.

German-style fruit salad with honeydew melon balls, orange slices, grapes, and walnuts layered over lettuce and dressed in a tangy yogurt-citrus dressing with a hint of ketchup.

Ham and broccoli stir-fry in a savory oyster sauce with rice wine, ginger, and toasted walnuts. A quick Chinese-inspired wok dish served over gingered rice.

Crispy cinnamon butter cookies topped with walnut halves, made from a simple slice-and-bake dough. Egg yolk-enriched for extra tenderness with warm spice in every bite.

Rough puff pastry is the home cook's shortcut to puff pastry, made by folding walnut-sized chunks of cold fat through a soft dough four to five times. Flaky enough for tart shells, vol-au-vents, and turnovers.

Karydopita is a traditional Greek walnut cake made with crushed zwieback, cognac, and cinnamon, soaked in orange-clove syrup and cut into diamonds. Flourless and intensely nutty.

Four-layer maple walnut torte with a chocolate-coffee-toffee filling and whipped frosting. Vintage potluck cake that splits two layers into four for impressive presentation.

Jam and oatmeal squares with raspberry jam between a buttery oat-walnut base and a crumbly golden topping. A simple bake-sale bar cookie with just eight ingredients.

Soutzoukos, traditional Greek and Cypriot grape-walnut candy rolls made by dipping strung walnuts into thickened grape must, then drying for days. An ancient, chewy, fruit-leather classic.

Flourless chocolate cake built on melted chocolate, whipped butter, egg whites, dark rum, and walnuts. Frosted with fluffy ganache and crushed English toffee for a dense, decadent fudgy bite.

Melomakarona are traditional Greek honey cookies made with orange juice, olive oil, and butter, filled with a walnut-cinnamon mixture and dipped in warm honey syrup.