Best Honey Walnuts Recipes

HONEY ROASTED WALNUTS

Steps:

• Combine honey, sugar, salt, cayenne and cinnamon in a small pot over medium heat,.
• Stir once then cook 3 minutes till sugar dissolved.
• Add walnuts, stir to coat.
• Simmer 5 - 7 minutes or until syrup is lightly browned.
• Drain through a coarse sieve, discard cinnamon stick.
• Place walnuts on a wire rack over a 19 X 29 cms rectangular slice pan.
• Cook in moderate oven 180 C for about 8 minutes or until nuts have darkened slightly.
• Remove from oven, cool on wire rack.
• Nuts will crisp as they cool.

SPINACH SALAD WITH APPLE, HONEY-ROASTED WALNUTS, AND BLACKBERRY VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Place 3 tablespoons honey in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on Medium until honey liquefies, about 30 to 45 seconds. Add walnuts and stir to coat. Spread in one layer onto the prepared baking sheet and bake in the preheated oven until nuts have darkened slightly, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from oven, sprinkle with 1/2 tablespoon sugar and 1/2 teaspoon salt, and stir to coat. Allow to cool.
• Combine olive oil, blackberry jam, balsamic vinegar, orange juice, Dijon mustard, 2 teaspoons honey, basil, salt, and pepper in a lidded jar. Shake until vinaigrette is well combined and chill in the refrigerator until serving.
• Combine spinach, sweet apple, Granny Smith apple, cucumber, bell peppers, green onions, feta, and cooled walnuts in a large bowl. Toss to combine. Carefully mix in blackberries. Drizzle with vinaigrette and toss.

BAKLAVA SALMON (SALMON WITH HONEY, BUTTER, WALNUTS, AND MUSTARD)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°; Line shallow roasting pan with non-stick aluminum foil, or spray with non-stick pan spray.
• In small bowl, blend butter, mustard, and honey, set aside. In another bowl, mix together bread crumbs, nuts, and parsley.
• Place salmon fillets on prepared pan, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and brush with honey-mustard mixture. Sprinkle tops with crumb/nut mixture; if any remains, press into sides of salmon.
• Bake salmon 12-15 minutes in preheated oven, or until it flakes easily with a fork. Serve with lime or lemon wedge.

HONEY-ROASTED PEARS WITH BLUE CHEESE AND WALNUTS RECIPE - (4.1/5)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Cut the pears in half, then slice a thin sliver from the rounded side of each half so the pears can rest flat. Scoop out the core of each pear half with a melon baller. It doesn't have to be pretty, as you will later be filling the cavities with cheese and nuts. Pour the melted butter into a 9"x13" baking dish. Whisk in the honey and sugar. Arrange the pears, cut side down, on top of the honey-sugar mixture. Roast the pears until they are tender, about 30 minutes. Meanwhile, in a medium dry skillet, lightly toast the chopped walnuts over medium heat for 4 to 5 minutes, tossing occasionally, until they are fragrant, lightly browned in spots and softly hissing. Remove to a plate to cool. Remove the pears from the oven and gently flip them, cut side up. Baste the pears with the honey syrup and return them to the oven for 10 minutes. Remove the pears again and fill each cavity with a generous tablespoon of blue cheese. Return the pears to the oven and bake until the cheese has melted, about 5 minutes more. To serve, spoon some of the caramelized syrup onto serving plates, set the warm pear halves on top and sprinkle with toasted walnuts. Any leftovers can be stored, covered, in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 days and reheated in the microwave.

WARM GOAT CHEESE TOASTS WITH ROSEMARY, WALNUTS, AND HONEY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Cut eighteen 1/4-inch diagonal slices from baguette. Spread goat cheese on each slice. Arrange in single layer on rimmed baking sheet. Bake until edges are slightly golden and cheese softens, about 10 minutes. Set aside on sheet. Heat honey in small saucepan over medium heat until warm, about 2 minutes. Sprinkle toasts with walnuts, then rosemary. Drizzle with honey and serve.

CARAMEL PEARS WITH ROSEMARY, HONEY AND WALNUTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees. Choose a baking dish or roasting pan large enough to hold pears in one layer, or use 2 pans. Scatter star anise, cinnamon stick, fennel seeds and cloves on bottom of dish.
• Put pears in a large mixing bowl. Add brown sugar, raisins, rum and lemon juice. Coat pears evenly with mixture. Transfer to baking dish, cut-side down, in one layer. Dot with butter.
• Bake, uncovered, until pears are soft and well caramelized, about 45 minutes. Remove pears from oven, and let them sit at room temperature. Shortly before serving, drizzle the pears with honey, and sprinkle them with rosemary leaves and chopped walnuts. Bake for 10 minutes. Serve warm with plenty of sauce from the baking pan.

ROSEMARY AND GOAT CHEESE CROSTINI WITH WALNUTS AND HONEY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place baguette slices on a baking sheet. Spread a thin layer of goat cheese over slices. Sprinkle rosemary on top.
• Bake in preheated oven until crispy at the edges, about 10 minutes.
• Toast walnuts in a skillet over medium heat, stirring constantly, about 5 minutes.
• Sprinkle walnuts on top of baguette slices; drizzle lightly with honey.

GOAT CHEESE TOASTS WITH WALNUTS, HONEY & THYME

Steps:

• Preheat the oven or toaster oven to 375°F (190°C). Arrange the toasts on a small rimmed baking sheet. Spread the toast slices evenly with the goat 1 cheese, and sprinkle with the walnuts, dividing them evenly. Drizzle 1/4 tsp of the walnut oil over each toast. Bake until the walnuts are toasted and the cheese is warm, about 5 minutes.
• Transfer the toasts to plates and season with salt and pepper. Drizzle each toast with honey, then sprinkle with the thyme leaves and serve.

APPLES WITH HONEY AND CRUSHED WALNUTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325 degrees. Spread walnuts in an even layer on a rimmed baking sheet. Toast walnuts until golden brown and fragrant, 8 to 10 minutes. (You can also do this in a toaster oven.) Let cool. Using your hands or a knife if you like, crush or finely chop walnuts. Set aside.
• Thinly slice apples (with a mandoline or a sharp knife) any way you please. (Rounds are excellent if you don't mind eating the edible core.) Scatter the slices onto a large serving platter or bowl. Drizzle 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar over apples, and season with salt and pepper; give them a little toss and drizzle with 2 tablespoons honey. Taste an apple slice and adjust seasoning with more vinegar or honey, as needed. Sprinkle with walnuts, and finish with a drizzle of olive oil, flaky salt and pepper.

SWEET PEAR AND GORGONZOLA SALAD WITH ROCKET, WATERCRESS, WALNUTS, AND ORANGE FLOWER HONEY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
• Slice the pears in half lengthwise. Rub each half with a pinch of salt. Put parchment paper on a tray just large enough to hold the pears, and spread the sugar on the paper. There should be a 1/8-inch layer. Put the pear halves cut side down on the sugar and bake for 1 hour. When the pears are cool enough to handle, remove the cores and slice them crosswise into 1/8-inch sections.
• Put the lemon juice in a salad bowl with salt and pepper and mix to dissolve the salt, then whisk in the oil. Arrange the slices of pear 1 pear per plate, in 1 layer in the center of the plate, leaving a 3-inch gap in the center for the watercress and the rocket. Scatter the cheese and then the walnuts over the pears, and then drizzle the honey on top of the walnuts and cheese.
• Put the watercress, rocket, and basil in the salad bowl and toss together. Then place the salad in the center of the pears.
• Garnish with the flowers.

FRESH GOAT CHEESE, PEARS AND CANDIED WALNUTS WITH LAVENDER HONEY

Steps:

• Place 2 goat cheese rounds on each plate. Pour 1 tablespoon of the honey over each round. Scatter 5 or 6 nuts over and around the cheese, and arrange several pear slices around each plate.

OLD-FASHIONED OATMEAL WITH APPLES, RAISINS AND HONEY-TOASTED WALNUTS

Steps:

• Stir chopped walnuts in small nonstick skillet over medium heat until lightly toasted, about 3 minutes. Drizzle honey over and stir until honey thickens and coats nuts, about 2 minutes. Remove skillet from heat. Stir to loosen nuts from skillet and cool.
• Bring 3 cups water to boil in heavy medium saucepan. Add oats and salt and stir over medium heat until oats are softened and very thick, about 5 minutes. Stir in apple juice, chopped apple, brown sugar, raisins and cinnamon. Reduce heat to low, cover and cook until apples are tender, about 5 minutes.
• Divide cereal among 4 bowls. Top with vanilla yogurt and honey-toasted walnuts and serve.

FRESH FIGS WITH STILTON AND WALNUTS IN A HONEY DRIZZLE DRESSING

Steps:

• Toasted Walnuts:.
• In a large, heavy frying pan, over a high heat, toast the walnuts for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove and set aside to cool.
• Honey Drizzle Dressing.
• Put the vinegar and a good pinch of salt and black pepper in a screw-top jar and shake until the salt has dissolved. Add the honey and walnut oil, then shake again to emulsify - the emulsion will hold for ten minutes or so, but give it another jiggle just before you use it to dress the salad.
• Salad:.
• Wipe the fresh figs gently, and cut them in half. Arrange them on a large platter, OR on individual plates - allowing 4 to 5 fresh figs per person, depending on the size.
• Sprinkle 1 to 1 1/2 ozs of crumbled or sliced blue cheese per person, over the top of the fresh figs.
• Scatter the chopped,toasted walnuts over the fig salad.
• Just before serving, drizzle the honey dressing over the salad, and garnish each plate with 1 - 2 fresh fig leaves if available.
• Serve with crusty bread and butter and mixed herb and salad leaves.
• Can also be served as a dessert/cheese course combined.

HONEY-ROASTED CAYENNE WALNUTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Add walnuts to a heat-resistant bowl.
• Melt butter in a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Mix in honey and cayenne pepper and pour mixture over walnuts in the bowl. Mix well. Spread coated walnuts onto the prepared baking sheet and quickly separate nuts using a spatula or fork.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Stir and continue baking until golden brown, 5 to 10 minutes more.

PEANUT BUTTER AND HONEY OVERNIGHT OATS WITH WALNUTS AND CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• Combine milk, oats, yogurt, honey, peanut butter, flaxseed meal, vanilla extract, and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer. Mix on low speed until oats are soft, about 30 minutes.
• Pour mixture into 10 half-pint jars. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons cranberries and 2 tablespoons walnuts into each jar. Refrigerate before serving, 1 to 10 days.

SPICED WALNUTS FOR WINTER GREEN SALAD WITH HONEY-APPLE CIDER VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Toast walnuts in a medium skillet over medium heat until fragrant, about 5 minutes. Add confectioners' sugar and cook, tossing nuts, until sugar is melted. Season with Cajun spice; remove from heat and let cool.

FRESH PEARS WITH GORGONZOLA, HONEY, AND WALNUTS

Steps:

• Arrange pears, cheese, walnuts, and a small bowl of honey on a serving board. To serve, smear spears of pear with cheese, walnut, and a drizzle of honey.

PECORINO WITH HONEY, ROSEMARY, AND WALNUTS

Steps:

• Steep the rosemary in the olive oil for 2 hours. Strain and discard the rosemary. Whisk the olive oil and honey in a mixing bowl until thoroughly combined.
• Arrange the Pecorino on a serving platter and drizzle with the honey and olive oil mixture.
• Top with the black pepper and walnuts and serve.

CROSTINI WITH GORGONZOLA, HONEY AND WALNUTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°. Arrange the baguette slices on a baking sheet in a single layer. Lightly brush the baguette slices with oil. Toast in the oven until the baguette slices are golden, about 8 minutes. (You can toast the baguette slices 1 day ahead. Cool, then store them at room temperature in an airtight container.) Toss the gorgonzola with walnuts in a small bowl. Spoon the cheese mixture onto the baguette slices and press slightly to adhere. Return the baking sheet to the oven and bake until the cheese melts, about 8 minutes. Arrange the crostini on a platter. Top each with a slice of fig, if desired. Drizzle with honey and serve warm.

GREEK YOGURT WITH HONEY AND WALNUTS

Steps:

• Mix yogurt and vanilla. In 4 glasses, alternate layers of yogurt, then walnuts, then honey. Start with yogurt, end with honey.