I have a recipe for pesto that has pine nuts as an ingredient. Pine nuts are relatively expensive, so I was wondering if there are other types of nuts that can be substituted for pine nuts.
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You could try using cashews, walnuts or almonds. For the cashews you can buy the broken bits, which are less expensive than the whole cashews. |
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Walnuts are as traditional as pine nuts in most Italian pesto recipes. Macadamias, pecans and pistachio nuts work well, but chopped roasted peanuts are about as good as anything in pesto - and very cheap! |
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@runtavi No, they are not |
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I find the best alternative is shelled raw unsalted sunflower seeds which I buy in Canada at a bulk food store for 70 cents per 100g vs over 9 dollars per 100g for pine nuts. They will pestle to give a similar oiliness and texture, and the flavour; like pine nuts, is delicate. I find walnuts and others too strong and also the wrong texture. I will use just sunflower seed, though I also fool traditionalists by using 1/4 expensive pine nuts and 3/4 sunflower seed. It tastes the same for a lot less expense. |
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