How to Use pine nut in a Sentence

pine nut

noun
  • The rich and grassy olive oil, and the buttery pine nuts.
    Yotam Ottolenghi, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Add the pea shoots, mint, pine nuts, and ½ cup of the vinaigrette.
    CBS News, 14 Sep. 2019
  • Stir in the raisins, green olives, pine nuts and capers.
    CBS News, 18 Jan. 2020
  • Add pine nuts, goat cheese, and an ounce of olive oil and wilt your spinach.
    Nancy Miller, The Courier-Journal, 31 Oct. 2017
  • Coarsely chop the pine nuts, then use the flat side of a chef’s knife to mash them a bit.
    Bonnie S. Benwick, Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2018
  • Remove from heat and toss in pancetta, pine nuts, and cheese.
    Country Living, 16 Sep. 2010
  • Spoon out any sauce and pine nuts left in the pan, and drizzle over the chicken.
    Alexandria Mott, House Beautiful, 12 Jan. 2010
  • Transfer to a medium bowl and stir in pine nuts and raisins.
    Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2018
  • Cool the pine nuts, then finely chop and place in a mixing bowl.
    Tyler Florence, House Beautiful, 6 Jan. 2011
  • Spoon into a serving dish and scatter the pine nuts over the top and serve.
    Amanda Cushman, charlotteobserver, 19 Dec. 2017
  • In a large bowl, combine chard mixture, goat cheese, pine nuts and raisins.
    Jonah Miller, WSJ, 6 July 2018
  • Sprinkle with half the feta and 1 tablespoon of the pine nuts.
    Christopher Kimball, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2019
  • To make the pesto Add basil leaves, ¼ cup of olive oil, garlic, and pine nuts to a blender or food processor.
    Philly.com, 1 Sep. 2017
  • To make the pesto: place the basil leaves and pine nuts into the bowl of a food processor and pulse a several times.
    Nancy Miller, The Courier-Journal, 20 Mar. 2018
  • Banskia's sausage rolls are made with lamb, pork or spinach, feta and pine nuts.
    Sarah Gish, kansascity, 14 May 2018
  • Try Lamb and Phyllo Cigars, in which a lamb and pine nut filling is wrapped in phyllo.
    Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2021
  • Add the pine nuts and a pinch of salt, and cook until fragrant and golden brown, about 3 minutes.
    CBS News, 14 Sep. 2019
  • Put the basil leaves, pine nuts, Parmesan, olive oil and sea salt in a food processor or blender.
    Ellise Pierce, star-telegram, 25 Sep. 2017
  • Each kit comes with corn on the cob, wild rice and pine nut salad, and raspberry cream pie.
    Holly Baumbach, chicagotribune.com, 31 Aug. 2020
  • Add 3 small cloves garlic, ¼ cup pine nuts and 1 teaspoon coarse sea salt.
    Aleksandra Crapanzano, WSJ, 3 Aug. 2018
  • Use pine nuts for crunch or coconut for some chewiness.
    Kari Sonde, Washington Post, 7 Dec. 2023
  • For crunch, there are more pine nuts than might seem reasonable.
    Joe Yonan, Twin Cities, 20 June 2019
  • Vietnamese caramel and pine nut brittle joined a succulent chunk of seabass in the fifth course.
    Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, 19 Mar. 2018
  • To serve, put some lentils in a shallow bowl and top with some of the radicchio, about a fourth of the eggplant, a few pine nuts, and shaved Parmesan.
    Ellise Pierce, star-telegram, 26 Oct. 2017
  • Readers will learn how wide and rich the food rooted in Africa can be, from the use of venison to pine nut chutney to roti.
    Mark Kennedy, Star Tribune, 2 Nov. 2020
  • This could take the form of pine nuts in pesto sauce, walnuts in a salad or cashews in a veggie stir-fry, the agency says.
    Michael Nedelman, CNN, 8 Aug. 2019
  • Jordan took off a necklace that Megan had made for her out of redwood bark and pine nut shells.
    David Kortava, Harper's Magazine, 16 Mar. 2021
  • Uncover, fluff with a fork, add the pine nuts, dried cranberries, and cilantro, and fluff again.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2018
  • Don’t forget dessert such as eggnog cheesecake or pine nut tart.
    Carolina Gusman, sandiegouniontribune.com, 13 Dec. 2017
  • Pinyon, which can grow 56 feet tall, produces pine nuts prized by wildlife.
    Jennifer Oldham, National Geographic, 3 Sep. 2019

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