Discover chef Heloísa Bacellar’s tips for making the most of these ingredients during the end-of-year holidays
In addition to bringing so many flavors, textures and beauty to holiday recipes, walnuts, chestnuts and hazelnuts also offer numerous health benefits. Vitamin E, vitamin C and fats good for the body and antioxidant action are just some of the healthy characteristics of these products.
Chef Heloísa Bacellar, of Na Cozinha da Helô, shared some tips for making the best use of walnuts, chestnuts and hazelnuts during the Christmas holidays. Check out the chef’s tips below, from purchasing to using in your favorite dishes and, of course, recipes.
Where to buy walnuts, chestnuts and hazelnuts?
For the chef it is worth opting for emporiums and warehouses of cereals and natural products instead of looking for these products in large supermarket chains. “Because they are also importers, these shops tend to have lower prices than the markets,” explains the chef.
The quality of walnuts and chestnuts also tends to be higher in these stores. For Helô Bacellar, the great demand and renewal of this type of ingredient in grocery stores guarantees a greater possibility of finding fresher products at the time of purchase.
You can also find these products in the so-called “Zona Cerealista”, in São Paulo, which offers a line of shops selling these and other products in bulk. Below you can consult the precious advice we have collected for a visit to the region.
How to choose oilseeds?
Avoid monotony when using these products at the end of the year. “If you serve pecans with apricots as a snack, use another type of nut in salad, rice, farofa or dessert,” he advises.
New Year’s stars
Chestnuts, walnuts and hazelnuts are the inevitable protagonists of the recipes for the end of year holidays. Its possibilities range from sweets to savory dishes. For Helô Bacellar the advice is to include these oil seeds in salads, in order to guarantee substance and flavour, being an excellent option to add flavor to those who don’t like eating meat to enjoy a light dish.
“Walnuts and chestnuts are the flavor of the end of the year and go very well with dried or candied fruit. Making a walnut cake, for example, is very simple and a a super nice and beautiful option for putting together a Christmas gift“, comments Helô.
You can consult here the advice we have collected together with experts for buying and using candied fruit during the holidays.
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