Walnut Recipes

One ounce of walnuts contain about 185 calories, 4 grams of carbohydrate, 3 grams of fiber and 4 grams of protein per serving. Walnuts are also a great source of essential fatty acids. Walnuts can be eaten alone, or as an ingredient in everything from appetizers and desserts to main dishes. Walnut oil is used mostly as a food ingredient, such as in salad dressings. Because walnut oil has a low smoke point, it is not recommended for frying foods. The walnut recipes featured here include nutritional information and diabetic exchanges to make meal planning for diabetes easier.

Walnut Recipes

Grilled Salmon Over Lentil Salad with Walnut Vinaigrette

Recipe for Grilled Salmon Over Lentil Salad with Walnut Vinaigrette from our Seafood recipe section.

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Walnut Fudge

Classic Carrot Cake

Granny Smith’s Apple Crisp

Orange Cranberry Cookies

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Apricot-Walnut Swirl Coffeecake

This simple-to-make coffeecake, with it’s apricot, cinnamon and nut filling, has all the richness of full fat and the taste of sugar. Recipe for Apricot-Walnut Swirl Coffeecake from our Dessert recipe section.

Chocolate-Chunk Banana Nut Bread

Recipe for Chocolate-Chunk Banana Nut Bread from our Breads recipe section.

Sweet and Crunchy Nuts

Recipe for Sweet and Crunchy Nuts from our Nuts recipe section.

Chicken, Strawberry and Fennel Salad

Grilled chicken breast is combined with a roasted garlic vinaigrette to create a healthy and exciting salad or main course. Recipe for Chicken, Strawberry and Fennel Salad from our recipe section.