Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, carrot top pesto. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Carrot Top Pesto is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Carrot Top Pesto is something which I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look fantastic.
Carrot tops are high in vitamin C, vitamin K, and potassium. Use them as you would parsley, or in place of parsley in recipes. Strip the leaves from the tough stems, add them to stock or soup, put them in salads, or make chimichurri.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook carrot top pesto using 9 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Carrot Top Pesto:
- Make ready 1 cup fresh carrot greens, washed and trimmed
- Make ready 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves
- Take 3 tbsp unsalted sunflower seeds (shelled)
- Take 2 clove garlic, chopped
- Get 1/2 tsp salt (to taste)
- Get 1 tbsp lemon juice
- Make ready 1/2 cup olive oil
- Take 1 lb pasta, cooked
- Take 1/2 cup parmesan cheese (optional)
Pat dry using a kitchen towel, and place in a food processor. You could also add basil leaves if you like (recommended!). Pesto made with carrot tops instead of basil can be used any way that you use regular basil-containing pesto, such as: As a pasta sauce: make carrot top pesto pasta with your favorite noodle (I love bucatini) As a meat or fish topping: add carrot top pesto to salmon, chicken, pork, or beef How to make carrot top pesto. The process for making carrot top pesto is very similar to how you would make any other pesto.
Instructions to make Carrot Top Pesto:
- Place greens, basil, seeds, garlic, salt, and lemon juice in a food processor/chopper or blender.
- Process, gradually adding the olive oil, until the components are chopped fine and blended.
- Toss, a tablespoon at a time, with hot cooked pasta. Add parmesan cheese, if desired.
- Store any leftover pesto in the refrigerator. It will keep for a couple of weeks. Since the cheese is added later, you can also freeze it.
The only difference is that carrot tops (the green leaves attached to whole carrots) are used as an herb, taking the place of what normally would be basil. Carrot Top Pesto the no food waste answer to pesto. Easy to make and delicious on pasta, in a salad on vegetables. Use in place of regular pesto. In a food processor, pulse together the walnuts and garlic.
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