Dang nut allergies - what to use instead of walnut oil and pine nuts
Two members of my family are extremely allergic to walnuts and pine nuts - all nuts, in fact. But not sesame or coconut - could these be used instead?
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There are some easy swaps here. For the walnut oil, I'd swap in any neutral oil like a high quality vegetable, avocado or grapeseed oil.
I think some toasted sesame seeds would be a great swap. You could also toast some panko bread crumbs in butter with a bit of salt and throw those on at the end.
Hope this helps!
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Sesame oil is both expensive and often very strong in flavor, so used more for garnishing after cooking, in small amounts.
Don’t know about coconut oil as a replacement.
For pine nuts - use something that will give a bit of crunch, maybe protein and/ir starch. Peas, peanuts (legume, so maybe tolerable for those with nut allergies), roasted garbanzos or chestnuts (again, check the category… more a starch than a nut).