How to Cook Tasty Carrot Top Pesto

Carrot Top Pesto.

You can have Carrot Top Pesto using 9 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Carrot Top Pesto

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

Carrot Top Pesto step by step

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..