Carrot Greens Pesto

Help reduce food waste with this tasty pesto recipe made using fresh carrot greens.
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1 cup chopped carrot greens
1 cup basil
1/4 cup pine nuts
3 garlic cloves
1/2 small lemon, juiced
⅓ cup olive oil
Whether your carrots are orange, purple, red, white, or yellow, the tops for this recipe should be green. So remove anything that is wilted or begun to brown. We don't want that for our pesto! FACT: Baby carrots are anything but. Those bags of baby carrots you find at the store are actually larger carrots that have been shaved down, and given that "baby carrot" shape. Talk about food waste! Just say no to those baby carrots!
Add 1 cup chopped greens, 1 cup chopped basil, 1/4 cup pine nuts, 3 peeled garlic cloves, 1/2 of a small lemon, juiced, and 1/3 cup of olive oil to your food processor. Puree until everything is minced and smooth. You might need more oil.
While this pesto is vegan, unlike most, I love adding it to cheese tortellini. It has a freshness you don't find in conventional basil pesto, that really compliments the cheese nicely.
Enjoy!
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[@Veganvideopantry]

LOVE this idea! Thanks for helping me think outside the box!

[@jerryjamesstone]

You're welcome!

[@Thefreshp]

LOVE this topic Jerry. Great video.

[@jerryjamesstone]

thanks!

[@PaintDanceLive]

Brilliant! Saving resources with a healthy recipe, way to go!!!

[@jerryjamesstone]

thank you!

[@undadedigit]

Awesome idea! Will give it a go

[@jerryjamesstone]

yay!

[@ivalozanova84]

Great idea! !!

[@jerryjamesstone]

Thank u!

[@re-combobulate2358]

Thank you, will try this soon!, radish greens are great too!

[@jerryjamesstone]

Agree!

[@PatoLorenz]

Nice video, nice message :)

[@jerryjamesstone]

Thank you! 🙂

[@juliascorey999]

Short sweet and informative 👌

[@jerryjamesstone]

Thank you 🙂

[@lookingforsalehorses]

#reducefoodwaste

[@jerryjamesstone]

Glad you like it!

[@reginapolo3357]

Thank you. I'm in Italy and they have the most beautifull carrots with the tops on them and I hated to waste them!

[@jerryjamesstone]

You are welcome!

[@katyeproctorfreelon7158]

Awesome

[@jerryjamesstone]

hope you like it

[@trujustice8628]

I love pesto mixed with scrambled egg for omelet. Kids will love it when you throw small diced ham in the omelet with some shredded mozzarella on top. It's Cat in the Hat Green eggs and ham omelet.

[@jerryjamesstone]

i will try it with eggs

[@alsinakiria]

I use onion and garlic skins in broth. It grosses some people out, but it's clean if you rinse them in a colander first. I used to throw my carrot tops in too, but eating them is an even better way to use them so I'll be doing this from now on

[@jerryjamesstone]

Yay

[@simik4981]

Great idea! What’s a good sub for pine nuts?

[@jerryjamesstone]

walnuts would work or cashews

[@simik4981]

Jerry James Stone got it, thanks!!

[@lys7673]

Nice.Can I leave the oil out?

[@jerryjamesstone]

you could but i think it would be horrible. pesto needs the oil.

[@lavrynthos]

We don't throw it in the garbage, we put it in the compost and return it to the garden

[@jerryjamesstone]

wish everyone did

[@debbyshapiro2125]

YOU ARE SO RIGHT. CAN WE CHAT ? DEBBY

[@jerryjamesstone]

thanks!

[@purplefireweed]

No salt or olive oil?!?

[@jerryjamesstone]

there is olive oil lol lol lol

[@normasonnentag9686]

People around the world are starving to DEATH, and we throw away nearly half of our food. So very sad.

[@jerryjamesstone]

It is.