Carrot Top Pesto
Ever grow carrots or buy carrots with the tops attached? If so, this recipe will utilize those carrot tops that are usually thrown away. They belong to the botanical family with other members like parsley, dill, and chervil, all edible herbs. So why not eat the carrot tops too? Hopefully, this recipe will give you a nudge to use them. This is delicious on pasta, grilled meats, or vegetables. What’s not to like?
¾ cup
INGREDIENTS:
¼ cup walnuts
1 small garlic clove, chopped
½ cup packed carrot tops, washed, blot dry on paper towels, coarsely chopped
½ cup packed basil leaves
½ teaspoon ground coriander
⅛ teaspoon Aleppo pepper or red pepper flakes
⅓ cup grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese
¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
1 to 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
Sea salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
DIRECTIONS:
1. In a food processor, pulse the walnuts and garlic two or three times. Add the carrot tops, basil, coriander, and Aleppo pepper. Pulse until coarsely chopped. Then add the cheese and olive oil. Pulse again until smooth.
2. Pulse the lemon juice, salt, and pepper in small increments, tasting until achieving desired taste.
3. Serve on pasta, grilled meats, poultry, vegetables, toasted bread, or soups.
Carrot Top Pesto
Ingredients
- ¼ cup walnuts
- 1 small garlic clove, chopped
- ½ cup packed carrot tops, washed, blot dry on paper towels, coarsely chopped
- ½ cup packed basil leaves
- ½ teaspoon ground coriander
- ⅛ teaspoon Aleppo pepper or red pepper flakes
- ⅓ cup grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 to 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- Sea salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a food processor, pulse the walnuts and garlic two or three times. Add the carrot tops, basil, coriander, and Aleppo pepper. Pulse until coarsely chopped. Then add the cheese and olive oil. Pulse again until smooth.
- Pulse the lemon juice, salt, and pepper in small increments, tasting until achieving desired taste.
- Serve on pasta, grilled meats, poultry, vegetables, toasted bread, or soups.
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