Warm Pumpkin and Walnut Soup

Ingredients

  • 130g potatoes
  • 600g pumpkin
  • 200g walnuts
  • 60g leek
  • 60g carrots
  • 60g onion
  • 40ml extra-virgin olive oil
  • 320ml water
  • Salt, pepper, and nutmeg

Preparation:

  1. Peel and cut the vegetables into pieces of similar size.
  2. Sauté the vegetables in a casserole with a dash of extra virgin olive oil for 10 minutes.
  3. Add water, cover and raise heat to medium-high and leave until the pumpkin is tender, for about 20 minutes.
  4. Blend everything well with the blender, you can add a little bit of water if it is too thick.


Vegan Walnut Shakshuka

Ingredients

  • 1 red onion
  • 200g chopped tomatoes
  • 2 handfuls of walnuts
  • 3 cloves of garlic
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon chilli flakes
  • 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
  • Drizzle of olive oil
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • 320g Ackee
  • Microgreen sprinkle
  • 2 slices of bread toasted

Preparation:

  1. Drizzle the olive oil in a warm pan.
  2. Add in the finely chopped garlic, shallots and walnuts and sauté.
  3. Season with cumin, smoked paprika, chilli flakes, salt and pepper.
  4. Toss the ingredients in the seasoning.
  5. Add in the chopped tomatoes and simmer to thicken.
  6. Add the ackee on top evenly.
  7. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes on 180°C.
  8. Serve with chopped walnuts, sliced avocado, micro greens, and toasted bread.


Walnut Paste with Avocado

Ingredients

  • 1 ripe avocado
  • 125g cottage cheese
  • 1 lemon
  • 50g California walnuts
  • 30ml olive oil
  • Salt & pepper
  • 50g walnuts for garnish
  • 50g currant
  • 1 package crisp bread

Preparation:

  1. Add avocado, cottage cheese, walnuts, lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper in the mixer and blend them up.
  2. Put the mashed mixture in a squeezing bag and squeeze onto the crisp bread.
  3. Garnish the top with walnuts.
  4. Serve them by adding chervil and red currant on it.


Walnut and Dates Energy Balls

Ingredients

  • 1½ cup oat flour
  • 1 cup lightly toasted walnuts
  • 1/3 cup almond or peanut butter
  • 12 Medjool dates
  • A pinch of salt
  • 1 tablespoon cocoa powder (optional)
  • 3 tablespoons chocolate chips
  • Water if needed (if the mix is too dry)

Preparation:

  1. In a food processor, process the walnuts a little bit.
  2. Add the oat flour, cocoa powder, almond butter, dates, and salt.
  3. Process the mixture until a dough If the mixture was too dry add 2-3 tablespoons of water and process until a sticky dough forms.
  4. Add the chocolate chips and combine with a spoon.Scoop the mixture into balls.
  5. The energy balls can be served immediately, refrigerated, or frozen.


Sweet and Spicy Sesame Walnut

Ingredients

  • 4 cups walnut halves
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ½ cup water
  • ⅔ cup sesame seeds
  • 1¼ teaspoons cayenne pepper
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt

Preparation:

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. In a large, wide saucepan, combine the walnuts, sugar and water and bring to a boil. Add the sesame seeds, cayenne and salt and cook over moderate heat, stirring constantly, until the water is nearly evaporated, about 4 minutes.
  3. Lower the heat and cook, stirring constantly, until the walnuts are golden brown and sandy, about 4 minutes longer.
  4. Immediately pour the walnuts onto the prepared baking sheet and spread in a single layer.
  5. Bake for about 20 minutes, until the nuts are deeply golden and covered with a sandy coating. Let the walnuts cool completely.
  6. Break any large clusters apart; transfer to a bowl to serve.


Japanese Spaghetti Bolognese with Walnut Meat

Ingredients

  • 120g California walnuts (for the sauce)
  • 50g carrot chopped finely
  • 90g celery chopped finely
  • 50g onion chopped finely
  • 320g spaghetti
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 can canned tomatoes
  • Parsley chopped finely for garnish
  • 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 6 tablespoons ketchup
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 100ml dashi soup (made from 1 teaspoon Japanese dashi powder or 1 dashi packet)
  • California walnuts for the topping

Preparation:

  1. Finely process the California walnuts (for the sauce) in the food processor.
  2. Pour the olive oil into a frying pan, add the garlic and fry over medium heat. When the garlic becomes fragrant, add the carrot, celery, onion, and fry. In a separate pot, boil the pasta.


Spanish Potato Omelette with Roquefort, Gorgonzola and California Walnuts

Ingredients

  • 3 medium potatoes
  • ½ onion
  • Extra virgin olive oil
  • 30g California walnuts
  • Salt to taste
  • 4 eggs
  • 30g Roquefort cheese
  • 30g gorgonzola

Preparation:

  1. Peel and cut the potatoes and the half onion. Put them in a microwave-safe bowl with a little olive oil and stir well. Bake them for 5-10 minutes until they are cooked, depending on the oven.
  2. While this happens, beat the eggs with the salt.
  3. Turn on the stove and in a pan with olive oil, put the potatoes and the onion. Stir it for a few seconds and add the gorgonzola and Roquefort cheese and the chopped California walnuts.
  4. Stir again and add the egg. Carefully make small holes so that the egg goes in and spreads all over the pan without touching the edges of the pan.
  5. Once cooked on one side, turn it over and cook the other side as well. Serve on a plate and enjoy.
  6. Add the canned tomatoes, soy sauce, ketchup, and sugar to the vegetables and simmer until reduced. Add the walnuts and add the dashi soup and stir. Add the pasta to the sauce and then add the cheese and stir.
  7. Arrange on a plate and top with the parsley and chopped walnuts.


Mini Walnut Hand Pies

Ingredients

For the base

  • 180g all-purpose flour
  • Pinch of salt
  • 120g butter
  • 60g ice-cold water

For the filling

  • 3 large apples
  • ½ cup California walnuts
  • 70g sugar
  • 30g butter
  • Cinnamon powder
  • Pinch of nutmeg

Preparation:

  1. For the base, knead everything together till you have a shaggy looking dough. Place this in the fridge to cool.
  2. For the filling, add butter and sugar to a pan. Once the butter melts, add in the spices and the chopped apples. Cook till the apples release their liquid and it almost dries out.
  3. Once done take it off heat, add chopped walnuts to this.
  4. Roll out the chilled dough, cut 3-inch circles out of them, add the filling in the centre and cover with other cut-out dough.
  5. Make slits on top and bake at 180°C for 15-20 minutes or till golden brown on top.


Plant-Forward Sandwich with Walnut Pesto

Ingredients

  • 1 cup California walnuts
  • ½ cup tightly packed fresh basil leaves
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 4 medium bagels
  • 2 medium tomatoes, sliced
  • 1 large avocado, peeled, pitted, sliced
  • 1 cup alfalfa sprouts or chopped lettuce

Preparation:

  1. Place walnuts, basil, oil, nutritional yeast and salt in a small blender or food processor. Blend on high until smooth and creamy, scraping down the sides as needed.
  2. Slice bagels in half horizontally and toast.
  3. Spread 1 1/2 tablespoons of pesto on each bagel half. Top bagel bottoms with tomato, avocado and sprouts or lettuce, finish with bagel tops.


Pasta With Walnut Spinach Pesto and Mushrooms

Ingredients

For the walnut spinach pesto

  • 125g baby spinach
  • 60g California walnuts
  • 1 glove of garlic
  • 15g yeast flakes
  • 125ml olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon salt

For the pasta

  • 350g short pasta
  • 300g mushrooms
  • 2 tablespoons margarine or butter
  • ½ bunch flat-leaf parsley chopped
  • 60g California walnuts chopped, for serving

Preparation:

For the walnut spinach pesto

  1. Place all ingredients in a tall container and blend to a fine paste.

For the pasta

  1. Cook the pasta according to package directions and drain well.
  2. Cut the mushrooms into slices.
  3. Heat the margarine in a frying pan and sauté the mushrooms in it for about 5 minutes over medium heat until there is no more water remaining. Then add the parsley and the pasta and mix everything well.
  4. Divide the pasta among 4 plates, pour the pesto over and serve garnished with chopped walnuts.