Pistachio “Persillade”

Again. One more article on the pros and cons of pistachio nuts. This one about a study to determine whether eating pistachios can help you lose weight.

The conclusion — in this study, anyway — is that these nuts do not figure much into your weight. BUT, they are healthy in that they contain the so-called “good” fats, lots of potassium and vitamins E and B6 and have a beneficial impact on your immune system as well as glucose and triglyceride levels.

One of the facts the article pointed out was that pistachios in the shell act as a sort of hindrance to over-eating because it takes so long to open each one and that supposedly cuts down on the amount you eat.

These people haven’t seen me cracking open pistachio nuts.

I am the world’s expert I think, if only because I have loved pistachios for as long as I can remember, even from my kid days when they were dyed red and my hands always looked as if I had just finished a finger painting.

I am the Superman of pistachio nuts. Faster than a speeding bullet.

I cook with these nuts too. They are so so good on top of fish and lamb. You know those recipes that call for bread crumbs? I often substitute crushed pistachio nuts and that has worked out just fine.

Like here: use this mixture to press onto rack of lamb (this amount will cover 2); or some lamb chops for broiling or onto salmon for roasting or onto tomato halves for roasting.