What could I substitute for pine nuts in a salad! They are so expensive. Almonds!
accroul,
Jan 11, 8:08pm
I'd use almonds.
hezwez,
Jan 11, 8:10pm
I like cashews.
patsy3,
Jan 11, 8:49pm
Toasted Sunflower and Pumkin seeds are yum. Also you can use toasted sunflower seeds as a replacement for pine nuts in pesto.
pheebs1,
Jan 11, 8:52pm
yes i would agree to these sooo yum in a salad and not nearly as expensive you dont need alot
cookessentials,
Jan 11, 10:17pm
Roasted and salted sunflower seeds would be perfect.
seniorbones,
Jan 11, 10:21pm
that was my thoughts too, but you can buy pinenuts in the 'selfhelp' section and I just buy a few I need instead of the packets which are expensive if you dont use them all and they go stale.
elliehen,
Jan 12, 1:40am
I almost always replace pinenuts with these two.No one ever complains ;)
cookessentials,
Jan 12, 1:59am
Yeah, i actually still buy them for my pasta salad, it just wouldnt be the same without them.
rojh2,
Jan 12, 3:28am
Thank you everyone.
tommydog,
Jan 12, 5:01am
I heard a chef on tv say that restaruants usually use cashews in Pesto as Pinenuts are so expensive. They still have that creamy texture they pinenuts give so they would be fine to use instead of.
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