New Peanut Recipes Highlight Peanut Versatility

By Sherry Coleman Collins, MS, RDN, LD

The flavor and versatility of peanuts are a familiar comfort, yet perfectly fit into today’s trends. As our team considered the emerging trends for this year, we looked at opportunities to provide recipes in categories that could show how peanuts shine! To that end, the National Peanut Board’s (NPB) dynamic duo of registered dietitians, Sherry Coleman Collins and Markita Lewis, got busy in the kitchen developing six new recipes for NPB’s website. We will be promoting these recipes throughout the year, and we hope you will try them in your kitchen.

Springtime calls for special, yet elevated dishes, and we have new recipes that will be perfect for spring holidays like Easter. The spring vegetable medley with peanuts is a celebration of spring’s first harvest, pairing crunchy and vibrant green vegetables with lightly salted red-skinned peanuts. As a vegan dish, it shows that plant-forward eating can be simple and delicious. Pair it with the delicate trout with peanut lemon-butter sauce for a flavorful and fresh meal. Dusting the fish with peanut flour gives it a warm nutty flavor that’s familiar yet surprising. Lastly, sweets are always on trend, so our recipe for peanut butter cupcakes with peanut butter frosting & Easter eggs was designed for Easter, but they are a perfect ending for any meal.

Hot summer days call for cool salads, and our new cucumber tomato salad with peanut vinaigrette is sure to satisfy you. The peanuts provide a welcome crunch and add plant-based protein to the dish. Pair it with the peanut empanadas with peanut sauce for a perfect meal. These vegetarian hand-held savory pies are a twist on the popular Spanish dish enjoyed all over South and Central America, the Caribbean and Mexico. Typically timeconsuming and fried, this recipe uses store-bought pie crust and is baked to make it a more approachable dish for anyone. To further show peanut’s versatility, they stand in for meat in our peanut-stuffed poblano peppers adding crunch and texture to the filling.

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