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Ingredients

  • Green tops (from carrots, radishes, daikon, etc)
  • Garlic or onion weed
  • Cumin seeds (toasted)
  • Olive oil
  • Lemon 
  • Salt & pepper
  • Grated cheese

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Green Top Pesto

green top pesto

Method

  • Blitz whatever green tops you have at hand with a clove of garlic or, if it grows nearby, a handful of onion weed, a teaspoon of toasted cumin seeds, glug of olive oil, a squeeze of lemon juice, and a grind of salt and pepper.
  • For a richer product stir in some finely grated sharp cheese.
  • Makes a great dressing for a pasta or egg salad.

Comments

Don’t discard the greens from your radishes, carrots, and daikon; make this punchy pesto and serve it with bread and cold cuts or a cheese board.