Cooking and Baking with Nuts: A Cause to Celebrate
Let's try to avoid the phrase on everyone's mind. We'll put it this way: we're passionate about pistachios. We're wild for walnuts and keen on cashews. We're all over almonds.
Oh, hell, forget it: we're nuts for nuts.
And with good reason. Not only are they delicious, but a new Harvard study indicates that they may promote longevity. That's cause to celebrate. We've gathered up our favorite nut recipes: salads, tarts, mueslis, and more. Long live nuts! Long live you!
5/13Salted Pistachio Brittle
Here, a coarse sea salt like fleur de sel or sel gris plays a few important roles: It tempers and cuts the richness of the nuts and butter, it adds a concentrated crunch—and it makes the brittle look divine. Break this vibrant green pistachio brittle on top of ice cream or crumble it over rice pudding. Or, do what we do, and eat it straight off the baking sheet.
