How to Use pine nut in a Sentence

pine nut

noun
  • Add pine nuts and fresh parsley.
    — Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Italian pine nuts are the star of trofie with pesto.
    — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Add pine nuts, goat cheese, and an ounce of olive oil and wilt your spinach.
    — Nancy Miller, The Courier-Journal, 31 Oct. 2017
  • Remove from heat and toss in pancetta, pine nuts, and cheese.
    — Country Living, 16 Sep. 2010
  • Add the pea shoots, mint, pine nuts, and ½ cup of the vinaigrette.
    — CBS News, 14 Sep. 2019
  • Nuts, seeds and pods such as walnuts, pine nuts and even pine cones.
    — Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Cool the pine nuts, then finely chop and place in a mixing bowl.
    — Tyler Florence, House Beautiful, 6 Jan. 2011
  • For crunch, there are more pine nuts than might seem reasonable.
    — Joe Yonan, Twin Cities, 20 June 2019
  • Don’t forget dessert such as eggnog cheesecake or pine nut tart.
    — Carolina Gusman, sandiegouniontribune.com, 13 Dec. 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
  • In a large bowl, combine chard mixture, goat cheese, pine nuts and raisins.
    — Jonah Miller, WSJ, 6 July 2018
  • Spoon out any sauce and pine nuts left in the pan, and drizzle over the chicken.
    — Alexandria Mott, House Beautiful, 12 Jan. 2010
  • Transfer the pesto to a bowl set over ice, then fold in the pine nuts and a pinch of salt.
    — Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Banskia's sausage rolls are made with lamb, pork or spinach, feta and pine nuts.
    — Sarah Gish, kansascity, 14 May 2018
  • To toast pine nuts, place them in a dry skillet and set the pan over medium-low heat.
    — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 9 May 2024
  • Spoon into a serving dish and scatter the pine nuts over the top and serve.
    — Amanda Cushman, charlotteobserver, 19 Dec. 2017
  • This is the best option for high-oil nuts like walnuts, pecans, macadamias, and pine nuts.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Add the parmesan and pine nuts, and gently toss to combine.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Add 3 small cloves garlic, ¼ cup pine nuts and 1 teaspoon coarse sea salt.
    — Aleksandra Crapanzano, WSJ, 3 Aug. 2018
  • Pinyon, which can grow 56 feet tall, produces pine nuts prized by wildlife.
    — Jennifer Oldham, National Geographic, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Blend leaves with garlic, parmesan, walnuts or pine nuts, olive oil and lemon juice.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
  • 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
  • Nuts, like cashews, almonds, and pine nuts, are excellent sources of zinc.
    — Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Health, 20 Dec. 2025
  • Bober liked to use almonds as a substitute for pine nuts in homemade pesto.
    — Jillian Kubala, Health, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Add leek mixture, pine nuts, and radishes to couscous and stir to combine.
    — Kate Merker, Country Living, 18 Mar. 2019
  • Vietnamese caramel and pine nut brittle joined a succulent chunk of seabass in the fifth course.
    — Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, 19 Mar. 2018
  • Flavors range from tamarind and spicy mango to pine nut, gooseberry, and rice.
    — Birmingham Magazine, al.com, 24 July 2019
  • Instead of pine nuts, prepare pesto with walnuts, per Landry.
    — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Blend leaves with garlic, Parmesan, walnuts or pine nuts, olive oil and lemon juice.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
  • 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

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