Ingredients Nuts + Seeds Nuts Walnuts Walnuts By Food & Wine Editors Updated on March 15, 2018 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Abby Hocking Walnuts are packed with nutrients, and thanks to a relatively mild flavor, can be used in a variety of dishes. They're a great substitute for pine nuts in pesto, can be turned into a savory salad dressing, and add great flavor and texture to cookies and brownies. Here, our best recipes showcasing walnuts. 01 of 17 Honey-Walnut Bars Buttery and crisp on the bottom and gooey and nutty on the top, these bar cookies from pastry chef and cookbook author Mindy Segal combine honey and two types of salt in the rich caramel topping. Go to Recipe 02 of 17 Celery Root Bisque with Walnut-Parsley Gremolata © Con Poulos Food & Wine's Kay Chun sneaks a small piece of Parmesan cheese into this lovely soup, giving it a flavor boost. To make it extra special, she serves the silky bisque topped with a nutty, crunchy and vibrant walnut-and-parsley gremolata. Go to Recipe 03 of 17 Walnut Snowball Cookies © Antonis Achilleos These buttery, crumbly, sugar-dusted cookies are irresistible. Jerusalem cooks personalize them with different nuts and aromatic flavorings, like rose water or cardamom. Go to Recipe 04 of 17 Mixed-Greens-and-Herb Salad with Figs and Walnuts © John Kernick Using whole herb leaves adds bursts of flavor to this salad. If you can find good fresh figs, use them here in place of dried ones. Go to Recipe 05 of 17 Apple-and-Pear Galette with Walnut Streusel Con Poulos This free-form galette is so much less fussy to make than a traditional pie. It has great flavor and texture from both apples and pears and the crunchy streusel on top. Using unpeeled apples and pears saves time and cuts down on waste. Go to Recipe 06 of 17 Pappardelle with Summer Squash and Arugula-Walnut Pesto © Con Poulos This recipe is a fantastic showcase for superfresh summer squash. F&W's Kay Chun cuts zucchini and yellow squash lengthwise into ribbons on a mandoline, then tosses them with hot pasta so they just barely cook. Go to Recipe 07 of 17 Raisin-Walnut Babka © Con Poulos Pastry chef Melissa Weller of Sadelle's in New York City swirls this light and buttery babka with a golden raisin puree, studs it with dark raisins and walnuts and tops it with a luscious cinnamon glaze. Go to Recipe 08 of 17 Leek Salad with Walnuts and Tomme de Brebis © Tina Rupp Leeks turn sweet and luscious simmered in salted water and dressed with a simple red wine vinaigrette. Chef Armand Arnal heightens the flavor with fresh toasted walnuts and shavings of the firm farmstead sheep's-milk cheese Tomme de Brebis. Go to Recipe 09 of 17 Grilled Pizza with Prosciutto, Blue Cheese and Walnuts © The Food Gays Have you ever grilled your pizza before? It's a simple yet effective way of switching up pizza night, and because of the speediness of cooking directly on an open flame, your pie is ready to devour in just a few minutes. Our simple dough recipe comes together in under an hour, and makes enough for four people... or in our case, two hungry Food Gays. Go to Recipe 10 of 17 Banana-Walnut Coffee Cake Muffin Tops These banana muffin tops taste slightly grown-up, thanks to the hit of espresso powder. Go to Recipe 11 of 17 Crunchy Walnut Toffee This toffee makes a great topping for sweet potatoes. Go to Recipe 12 of 17 Cheese Tortellini with Walnut Pesto Christina Holmes Here's one of the quickest pesto sauces you'll come across. It's a perfect match for cheese tortellini, but you can use other tortellini such as mushroom or meat instead. The pesto is also great with just about any plain pasta. Go to Recipe 13 of 17 Sweet-and-Spicy Sesame Walnuts © Con Poulos A gentle heat makes these seasoned walnuts ideal with cocktails. Go to Recipe 14 of 17 Vanilla Bean Cheesecake with Walnut Crust © JAMES BAIGRIE This creamy dessert is perfect for any holiday. Go to Recipe 15 of 17 Cranberry-Walnut Tart with Buckwheat Crust © Kristin Perers This gorgeous tart has a wheaty, cookie-like crust, a creamy walnut filling and a topping of glistening cranberries. The recipe is from Claire Ptak of London's cult-favorite Violet Bakery. Go to Recipe 16 of 17 Dark-Chocolate Bark with Walnuts and Dried Cherries © LAURA RESEN Beauty Guru Bobbi Brown finds that a small piece of bittersweet chocolate is the perfect indulgence. Not only is dark chocolate full of antioxidants, it is mood enhancing in its own right. This recipe, from F&W's Grace Parisi, gets an extra boost from walnuts (an excellent source of omega-3 fatty acids) and dried cherries (high in fiber and minerals). Go to Recipe 17 of 17 Walnut Crescents Abby Hocking These crumbly and buttery walnut crescents from Nadine Redzepi are supersimple and total crowd-pleasers. If you’re not a walnut fan, you can use pecans or hazelnuts instead. Go to Recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit