Roasted nuts/5 recipes

This Baklava recipe is classic Greek baklava. It can be sweet as a dessert, or savory as an appetizer. Phyllo pastry gives a crispy texture, using both golden delicious and Granny Smith apples makes the filling sweet, slightly sour, and very tasty. The Walnut layer adds another nuttiness, crunchiness, and richness. A delicious and light dessert that you can serve on any occasion.

Delicious pinwheel cookies are fun to make and taste delicious.

This salad's presentation is quite lovely. The citrus vinaigrette is top notch and we use the leftovers for other vegetables. The combination of orange, lemon, lime and grapefruit really kick it up a notch. If you really want to impress your guests and blow them away with sophistication this is sure to wow them. Or just make the dressing and use it for other dishes and turn any ordinary vegetable into something special.

I omitted the parsley and scallions (had none) and used chopped onion instead. I also added some red pepper flakes for some heat. I treated this as a marinade for my boneless, skinless breasts, which cut cut into strips and marinated overnight. I skewered the strips and grilled for 5-6 min. per side. Excellent flavor.

For a Thanksgiving or Christmas main course this roasted turkey is perfect. The recipe uses a speed roasting technique to save time.

Banana Nut Bread recipe

This quick and easy pasta salad is succulent and tasty, and it only needs you to boil some pasta, toss everything all together. Here it s.

I cut the recipe in half and made 24 mini muffins, which baked in 12 minutes. I also took the liberty of adding a pinch of ground cinnamon and 1/4 tsp. of vanilla extract.

An easy to make coleslaw with south Asian flavors and a bit of a kick.

These are very healthy vegetables, whenever it is a nice recipe, worth to keep.

Very moist, flavorful bread. The apple cider gives it a nice flavor. I subbed dried cranberries for the raisins and for the nuts, I used chopped pine nuts. Thanks for this nice addition to my fall repertoire.

Asparagus and red bell pepper are tossed with garlic, ginger, soy sauce, and sesame oil, then roasted in the oven. It's refreshingly delicious. An ideal spring side dish.

Roasting delivers loads of flavor and meaty mushrooms with texture. The fennel adds lovely subtle sweetness punctuated by the fresh crunch of the radishes topped with a light citrus dressing.

Roasted Poblano pepper along with a filling bean and Jack cheese grilled to perfection.

Toasting adds strong nutty flavor into quinoa, roasted walnuts add another layer of nutty flavor and texture. It is a very flavorful and light side dish that goes well with any main course.

This version of the garlicky roasted eggplant dip does not have tahini in it as with a traditional version. While I really like an "authentic" baba ghanoush, I also enjoy the commercial Sabra brand, which uses mayo and some spices. It is slightly sweet and has a little kick. This is my rendition.