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Carrot Top Pesto is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Carrot Top Pesto is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

Pick off and discard the larger stems, keeping the feathery leaves. This pesto is great tossed through pasta, or drizzled over roasted carrots, new potatoes or greens. Carrots tops have a grassy, parsley-like flavour that makes them ideal for blitzing into a quick and simple pesto. It's sensational served with roasted carrots, spread on toast, tossed through pasta or stirred with a few glugs of olive oil to make a delicious salad dressing.

To begin with this particular 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 that.

The ingredients needed to make Carrot Top Pesto:

1. Make ready 1 cup fresh carrot greens, washed and trimmed
2. Make ready 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves
3. Get 3 tbsp unsalted sunflower seeds (shelled)
4. Make ready 2 clove garlic, chopped
5. Make ready 1/2 tsp salt (to taste)
6. Make ready 1 tbsp lemon juice
7. Make ready 1/2 cup olive oil
8. Take 1 lb pasta, cooked
9. Make ready 1/2 cup parmesan cheese (optional)

I'm sure there was more, but I can't remember, probably because the feast also included copious. Combine carrot tops, garlic, herbs, nuts, and Parmesan in the bowl of a small food processor and blend until mostly smooth. Season with salt and pepper, add oil, then continue blending until well. To make this simple carrot top pesto, here's what you'll need: Carrot tops - use as soon as buy the carrots and take them home.; Basil leaves - basil leaves are optional in this recipe but add that lovely pesto flavor.; Olive oil - a high quality fresh and fruity extra virgin olive oil is best.; Parmesan or nutritional yeast - use parmesan for a classic pesto.

Instructions to make Carrot Top Pesto:

1. Place greens, basil, seeds, garlic, salt, and lemon juice in a food processor/chopper or blender.
2. Process, gradually adding the olive oil, until the components are chopped fine and blended.
3. Toss, a tablespoon at a time, with hot cooked pasta. Add parmesan cheese, if desired.
4. 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.

Season with salt and pepper, add oil, then continue blending until well. To make this simple carrot top pesto, here's what you'll need: Carrot tops - use as soon as buy the carrots and take them home.; Basil leaves - basil leaves are optional in this recipe but add that lovely pesto flavor.; Olive oil - a high quality fresh and fruity extra virgin olive oil is best.; Parmesan or nutritional yeast - use parmesan for a classic pesto. Place the carrot top and parsley in a food processor and blitz briefly to chop. Add the walnuts, cheese and garlic, and blitz again. With the machine running add most of the oil.

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