Pasta Salad with Carrot Top Pesto

Ingredients

• 1 lb short pasta
• 1 cup frozen peas, thawed
• pesto (recipe below - makes 3/4 cups)
• 2 cups julienned carrots
• 1 yellow bell pepper, seeded and diced
• 2 green onions, sliced
• cherry or grape tomatoes cut in half, optional
• 2 cups washed carrot tops
• 4 tbsp shelled pistachios or cashews
• 1 clove garlic
• ¼ cup basil leaves
• ¼ parsley leaves
• ⅓ grated parmesan
• ½ extra virgin olive oil
• Salt
• pepper