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Default PIne nuts: What would you substitute?

On 8/17/2015 2:47 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 8/17/2015 11:55 AM, Kalmia wrote:
>> I'm sick of buying pine nuts, either in jars or cellophane, and
>> finding almost half of them rancid. What would you sub?
>>
>> Last thing I tried to make with 'em was a sauce with lemon juice,
>> zest, parsley, to be tossed with cauliflower. Maybe walnuts next time
>> or....?
>>
>> thanks.
>>

> Walnuts work well, at least they're a good sub in basil pesto.
>
> Jill



Please, no.

They're far too dark tasting and lack the sweet nuttiness of the pinon nut.