Carrot Top Pesto (to be precise)
One bunch of fresh carrot tops (the green leafy part)Place all the ingredients into a food processor and grind to a paste. Now enjoy!
1/4 cup of olive oil
The juice of one lemon
2 cloves of garlic
As many fresh leaves of basil as you'd like (I used 6 medium size leaves)
Salt and pepper to taste
I mostly followed the recipe HERE for this carrot top pesto. I wouldn't run out searching for carrot tops in order to make this pesto but I'm very happy with how it turned out. I love that I was able to use all the carrot greens from the carrots I harvested Friday and I had some fun experimenting with new tastes this weekend. Yesterday I put the pesto onto pasta noodles with a little Parmesan cheese and sunflower seeds. It made for a very scrumptious dinner. And today I've just finished snacking on this English muffin that I warmed in the oven with the pesto and some cheddar cheese.
Might I say it again, and again, I absolutely LOVE gardening!!!
Wow, you are on a roll....or should I say english muffin :) I love that you try to use every part of an item - so many people (myself included) don't even think of using the "part you throw away"!!!
ReplyDeleteWe are making a carrot, potato, & cabbage soup for dinner to use up some cabbage we have before it goes bad.....I'll send you the recipe if it is good!
Ooh sounds good! I love hearing about you "making" dinner :)
DeleteI'm with you - love the idea of growing our own food. I spent a few hours today picking our lemons & tomatoes. I juiced all of the lemons, and made a basic tomato sauce for the freezer. I still have an enormous basil plant that's out of control. :-)
ReplyDeleteIt'd be so neat to grow lemons and oranges. They don't grow here though. I'm so excited for our tomatoes! I might actually try and can them this year. I want to use them for sauces too.
DeleteI'm well impressed by the variety of things you have made from your carrots! Are you growing a second crop?
ReplyDeleteI think I am going to grow a second crop. I'm going to try and get a second sow in my bin this week. There are still about 10 carrots left to pull up out there.
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