Nuts & seeds · Whole

Pistachios

Also called pistachio nuts, pista

Green, sweet nuts; chopped over Indian sweets, Persian rice and Middle Eastern pastries, or blended into pistachio paste and pesto.

VeganVegetarianGluten-freeDairy-freeContains: tree nuts

What can replace it

  • T2 · GoodBlanched almonds

    No green colour and milder; fine in baklava fillings, rice dishes and kulfi.

  • T2 · GoodCashews

    Sweeter and creamier, with no green colour.

  • T3 · In a pinchPumpkin seeds

    Gives green colour but earthier and thinner; not a dessert nut.

Cook with Pistachios