Pine nut recipes

Try this zesty pasta dish for a quick and healthy veggie lunch option. Low in calories, it provides fibre, vitamin C and iron and counts as two of your 5-a-day

Whizz up a homemade pesto in under 15 minutes using just five ingredients. This herby Italian-style sauce is great stirred through pasta for a quick meal

Juicy, seasonal fruit gives a fresh taste

Use pesto, breadcrumbs and chopped pine nuts as a quick and versatile topping for white fish. Serve with wedges, peas and a capers, dill, lemon and mayo dip

You don't get much more comforting than a cheesy pasta bake with a crunchy pine nut topping and pieces of salty bacon. Serve with a crisp green salad

This make-ahead tart is the ultimate finale for a festive buffet - just make sure you have enough as guests may well want seconds

A typically Sicilian flavour combination - sweet raisins, spicy olive oil, crunchy pine nuts and salty fish

Delicious hot or cold and perfect for a picnic, this stuffed chicken will be a real family favourite

This spinach, ricotta and pine nut lasagne combines classic flavours, served in a layered Italian pasta bake with creamy white sauce and a dusting of nutmeg

Enjoy this simple spinach side dish with Spanish-style chicken dishes. Toasted almonds work well, too

A simple vegetarian side or main course salad drizzled with sweet honey dressing and served with Greek yogurt

A stylish side dish that's ready in a flash

Whip up this tasty vegetarian gnocchi in just 15 minutes. Broccoli, peas and pine nuts combine with crème fraîche and mustard for a tasty midweek meal

Serve this as a starter or as a side dish with roasted or barbecued lamb or chicken

A new delicious version of the Italian favourite, pesto pasta, with broccoli

A filling vegetarian supper of roasted squash with a healthy pepper, pine nut and olive-flecked quinoa stuffing

Transform your foraging finds into a tangy sauce by combining wild garlic leaves with parmesan, garlic, lemon and pine nuts. Or, use fresh young nettles

This rustic quiche has been simplified by making it straight on the baking tray without using a tart tin

Potato gnocchi make a welcome change from pasta. Give them a go in this simple veggie supper for two

A quintessentially Sicilian veggie dish of aubergines, tomatoes, raisins, capers and pine nuts - serve with toasted ciabatta

Try this sumptuous dish with a no-cook pasta sauce

Sicilians love aubergines cooked every which way. Try them in this summery pasta dish

This full-flavoured Spanish dish is great for the family or entertaining friends midweek