Veg Top Pesto Recipe - Great British Chefs

Name: Veg Top Pesto Recipe - Great British Chefs
Ingredients: 50g of pine nuts, these are traditional, but if preferred you can use hazelnuts, almonds, pistachios, walnuts, or any other nuts you find lurking in the kitchen cupboards; 80g of vegetable tops, you can use all of one, a mixture of some, or add in some soft herbs (like basil or parsley) if you don’t have quite enough; 1 small garlic clove, crushed; 30g of Parmesan, grated (use a similar cheese using vegetable rennet if serving to vegetarians); extra virgin olive oil, you'll need 5–7 tbsp depending on the veg tops used; salt; pepper; lemon juice; 1 pinch of sugar

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If you often find yourself binning the beautiful leaves and tops from your vegetables, this veg top pesto recipe is for you. Beetroot leaves, carrot tops and radish leaves all make a superb base for...

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Ingredients

50g of pine nuts, these are traditional, but if preferred you can use hazelnuts, almonds, pistachios, walnuts, or any other nuts you find lurking in the kitchen cupboards
80g of vegetable tops, you can use all of one, a mixture of some, or add in some soft herbs (like basil or parsley) if you don’t have quite enough
1 small garlic clove, crushed
30g of Parmesan, grated (use a similar cheese using vegetable rennet if serving to vegetarians)
extra virgin olive oil, you'll need 5–7 tbsp depending on the veg tops used
salt
pepper
lemon juice
1 pinch of sugar