Dishes made with walnut
23 dishes from around the world that list walnut as a main ingredient.
BaklavaVegetarianباقلوا
🇹🇷 Turkey and 5 moreThin pastry filled with nuts and soaked in sweet syrup
Sweet or dessert, Tea time, Snacks
Turkish delightVegan
🇹🇷 Turkey and 5 moreSoft, chewy cubes of starch and sugar, often flavored or filled with nuts or fruit
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
KahwahVegan
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreA spiced green tea from Kashmir, often served with saffron and nuts
Drink
SamanuVeganسمنو
🇮🇷 Iran and 3 moreSweet, thick paste made from sprouted wheat for Nowruz spring celebrations
Sweet or dessert
Qatayefقطايف
🇪🇬 Egypt and 5 moreSweet stuffed pancakes, folded and filled with nuts or cream, served for Ramadan
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Fesenjānفسنجان
🇮🇷 Iran and 5 morePersian stew of pomegranate, walnuts and poultry, served with rice
Main dish, Dinner
Lobioლობიო
🇬🇪 GeorgiaGeorgian stewed or mashed beans with herbs, walnuts and spices
Stew or curry
MacaroonVegetarian
🇫🇷 France and 5 moreSweet biscuit or small cake made from nuts or coconut and egg whites
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Satsiviსაცივი
🇬🇪 GeorgiaCold Georgian walnut sauce served with poultry or vegetables
Main dish
Ma'amoulVegetarianمعمول
🇸🇾 Syria and 4 moreSemolina cookies filled with dates or nuts, shaped in moulds for festive occasions
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
KukuVegetarianکوکو
🇮🇷 Iran and 1 morePersian-style omelette with herbs, vegetables or other fillings
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
VanillekipferlVegetarian
🇦🇹 Austria and 5 moreCrescent-shaped vanilla biscuits dusted with vanilla sugar, from Austria and Germany
Sweet or dessert
MuhammaraVeganمحمرة
🇸🇾 Syria and 2 moreSyrian red pepper and walnut dip with pomegranate molasses
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Lunch, Dinner
LebkuchenVegetarian
🇩🇪 Germany and 1 moreGerman spiced honey cakes and cookies, often enjoyed at Christmas
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
MakdousVeganالمكدوس
🇸🇾 Syria and 3 moreSmall eggplants packed with walnuts, red pepper, garlic and cured in olive oil
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Breakfast, Dinner
Chiles en nogadaMeat
🇲🇽 MexicoPoblano chiles stuffed with fruit and meat, topped with walnut sauce and pomegranate
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
GujhiaVegetarian
🇮🇳 IndiaSweet deep-fried dumpling filled with milk solids, coconut and nuts
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
Potica
🇸🇮 Slovenia and 4 moreSlovenian rolled pastry with sweet or savoury fillings, baked in a ring-shaped mould
Pie or savoury pastry, Tea time, Snacks
GüllaçVegetarian
🇹🇷 TurkeyA Turkish dessert of milk-soaked pastry with walnuts and pomegranate, served at Ramadan
Sweet or dessert, Dinner
DiplesVegetarianΔίπλες
🇬🇷 GreeceGreek fried pastry dipped in syrup, shaped into spirals or bow ties
Sweet or dessert
Kashk bademjanVegetarianکشک بادمجان
🇮🇷 IranEggplant and kashk dip from Iran, often served with bread
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Pkhaliფხალი
🇬🇪 GeorgiaGeorgian vegetable and walnut paste, often served as a cold starter
Salad or side, Lunch, Dinner
KahkVegetarianكحك
🇪🇬 EgyptEgyptian shortbread biscuits dusted with powdered sugar, made for Eid and other feasts
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Macaroon: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Lobio: Georgian Recipes at Georgia About, CC BY 3.0, source
- Chiles en nogada: Ahleli, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Gujhia: Sanjeevdwivedi, CC BY 3.0, source
- Lebkuchen: No machine-readable author provided. Zerohund~commonswiki assumed (bas, CC BY 2.5, source
- Kahwah: Miansari66, Public domain, source
- Vanillekipferl: Weihnachtskekserl, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Turkish delight: c.berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Baklava: Sakaman, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kahk: Rotana Nawwaf Al Hasanat, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Samanu: Myone63, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Satsivi: Lesya Dolyk, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Kuku: Նապաստակ, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Muhammara: Krista, CC BY 2.0, source
- Qatayef: Fjmustak, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Fesenjān: stringparts, CC BY 2.0, source
- Potica: Michael R Perry, CC BY 2.0, source
- Güllaç: E4024, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ma'amoul: fugzu, CC BY 2.0, source
- Diples: Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, source
- Kashk bademjan: Rka11111, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pkhali: Georgian Recipes at Georgia About, CC BY 3.0, source
- Makdous: QuasarFr, CC BY-SA 4.0, source