Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A pine-cone.
  • noun The edible seed-kernel of several species of pine. See neozapine and stone-pine, both under pine. See also nut-pine and piñon.

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Examples

  • The most popular appetizer is the papa al pomodoro, a classic Tuscan hearty tomato-bread puree with imported burrata cheese and pine-nut pesto $13.

    Rolling in the Dough Christina Kline 2011

  • Rossore $200 per 100 ml bottle, cubemarketplace.com , a cold-pressed pine-nut oil from San Rossore, over salads and blends it into pestos or vinaigrettes for fish.

    Bits & Bites: (Italian) News You Can Eat 2011

  • The airy, Persian-themed museum restaurant hosts a buffet that overflows with Middle Eastern specialties: lamb kebabs, tangy tabouleh, red-pepper hummus, pine-nut chicken and fresh pita bread.

    Kuala Lumpur Update Andrew Harper's Hideway Report 2010

  • The Modernist: A box of six cream-custard with toasted pine-nut mooncakes costs HK$218 at the Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong (tel: 852-3196-8888); only 1,000 boxes of each are made.

    Mooncake Madness 2010

  • A couple of years ago I made a fabulous chocolate raspberry pavlova, and lemon sabayon tart with pine-nut/matzo crust delicious filling, ehh on the crust.

    17 flourless dessert ideas | smitten kitchen 2008

  • The book's more pretentious fusion innovations include "preserved-lemon guacamole with smoked eel and pine-nut wafers" and "squid stuffed with pork and pistachios."

    Gastronomy 2008

  • Beet Salad With Caraway Seeds and Walnut Oil David Bouley, celebrated chef and owner of several New York restaurants, prepares a light spring meal of fresh shrimp in pine-nut and garlic dressing.

    Spring's Healthy Start 2008

  • I have had the swordfish, the Alsatian thin crust pizza now written about everywhere it seems, the pine-nut crusted halibut, the rosemary baked chicken, the Roman-style baby lamb and the goatfish linguini. each dish was superb, cooked to perfection, flaorful and creative.

    Klee, 120 herenortherillian stars 2006

  • There are times when I can't face focaccia bread and pine-nut salads and caramelized onions.

    trinityboy Diary Entry trinityboy 2006

  • So was a warm wild-mushroom and chicken-liver salad with baby greens and toasted pistachios in a herbaceous pine-nut vinaigrette.

    Casual Style, But Highest Caliber: Blue Hill On Par With City's Best 2005

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