Dishes made with walnut
29 dishes from around the world that list walnut as a main ingredient.
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
KukuVegetarianکوکو
🇮🇷 Iran and 1 morePersian-style omelette with herbs, vegetables or other fillings
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
MuhammaraVeganمحمرة
🇸🇾 Syria and 2 moreSyrian red pepper and walnut dip with pomegranate molasses
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Lunch, Dinner
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
GüllaçVegetarian
🇹🇷 TurkeyA Turkish dessert of milk-soaked pastry with walnuts and pomegranate, served at Ramadan
Sweet or dessert, Dinner
Sinseollo신선로
🇰🇷 South KoreaA Korean royal hot pot with meat, fish, vegetables and nuts in a heated vessel
Soup, Dinner, Lunch
Kashk bademjanVegetarianکشک بادمجان
🇮🇷 IranEggplant and kashk dip from Iran, often served with bread
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Tabriz meatballsMeatتبریز کوفتهسی
🇮🇷 Iran and 1 moreLarge stuffed meatballs from Tabriz, cooked with herbs and split peas
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Pkhaliფხალი
🇬🇪 GeorgiaGeorgian vegetable and walnut paste, often served as a cold starter
Salad or side, Lunch, Dinner
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Chiles en nogada: Ahleli, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Tabriz meatballs: Fabienkhan, CC BY-SA 2.5, 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
- Güllaç: E4024, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Sinseollo: by World to Table at Flickr, CC BY-SA 3.0, source