Pistachio Vinaigrette Recipes

ARCTIC CHAR WITH PISTACHIO ORANGE VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Preheat broiler.
• Put fish, skin side down, on foil-lined rack of a broiler pan. Sprinkle with 1/8 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper (total), then brush with 1 tablespoon nut oil.
• Broil 4 to 5 inches from heat until just cooked through, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Meanwhile, grate zest from orange with a Microplane and squeeze 1/4 cup juice.
• Whisk together zest, orange juice, lemon juice, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper, then add remaining 2 tablespoons nut oil in a slow stream, whisking. Stir in scallion.
• Transfer fillets (without skin; it will be stuck to foil) with a metal spatula to plates, then drizzle with some of vinaigrette and sprinkle with nuts. Serve remaining vinaigrette on the side.

PISTACHIO VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Pour the pistachios onto a sheet pan and toast in the oven for 5 to 10 minutes. Remove and transfer 4 tablespoons of pistachios to a blender or food processor. Add the oil, vinegar, 1/2 cup water, parsley, salt, and pepper to taste, and blend the vinaigrette until smooth. Finely chop the remaining 1 tablespoon pistachios and add to the vinaigrette. Keeps well if refrigerated for up to 3 to 4 days.

AVOCADO AND SPICY GREENS WITH A PISTACHIO OIL VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Peel, halve and pit the avocados. Toss the greens with the vinaigrette and arrange on chilled plates. Slice the avocado halves into fans and arrange on top along with parsnip chips if using. Serve immediately.
• PISTACHIO OIL VINAIGRETTE:
• Whisk lemon juice, shallots and honey together until honey is dissolved. Slowly whisk in pistachio oil and season to taste with salt and pepper. Store covered and refrigerated up to 2 days. Yield: 1/2 cup

BLACK CHERRY-PISTACHIO SALAD WITH CHARRED SCALLION VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Using a knife, score all the cherries in half at the seam. Next, twist each cherry apart as you would an avocado, tossing the pitted half into a large mixing bowl. Using your fingertips on your spare hand, pop the pits out of the unpitted cherry halves, discarding the pits, then adding the halved cherries to the bowl. Set aside.
• Chop the pistachios into a coarse crumble, leaving no pistachio whole. Set aside.
• Cut the scallions into two parts, slicing about 4 inches above the root to separate the white stalks from the tender green tops. On a stovetop burner, char the scallion bottoms over high heat, rotating every 2 to 3 minutes, until the completely charred on the outside and soft and cooked in the middle.
• Transfer the charred scallions to a cutting board, and finely mince. Gather into a pile, and repeat mincing until the scallion bottoms turn into a fine, green-black paste. Transfer to a small bowl, and stir in apple cider vinegar and olive oil. Set aside.
• Take a few pieces of the green scallion tops and stack them directly on top of one another. Using a sharp chef's knife, cut very, very thin slices of the scallion on a hard bias about 1 1/2 inches long, then transfer to a bowl of ice water. Repeat with the remaining scallion tops. Fluff the scallions in the ice water, so the scallions have enough room to curl.
• Scrape all of the charred scallion vinaigrette into the bowl with the halved cherries. Using your fingertips, lightly massage the dressing into the cherries so they reach the cavities of each half. Add chopped pistachio, curly scallions, and a couple pinches of salt to taste. Transfer to a large flat dish, so you can enjoy all the colors and ingredients in the simple dish.