You should have heard me screaming with delight (literally)
when I pulled these veggies from my very own garden. What a miracle to plant
the tiniest of seeds and then to be rewarded with these glorious oranges and
purples! I will most certainly be planting carrots and beets every summer from
now on - so easy!
One restaurant meal that I want to recreate in my kitchen
was one I had at Grove in Grand Rapids
a few years ago. I chose it from a special and abundant vegan menu (how
thoughtful of them!) and it was so creative. It was simply called "Carrots
Three Ways." I love carrots, so I knew I'd love this.... and I did.
I can't honestly remember the entire meal, but I know it
started with Ginger Carrot Soup. I know there was a carrot puree and there were
probably roasted carrots. Probably there was a salad and some other type of
veg. So simple! Everything was so
beautiful ( and orange!)
When my own garden started to produce carrots, I began
dreaming of Carrots Three Ways here in my own home. One addition to the
restaurant meal will be to include a carrot top pesto. Delicious!
You can see that I served the pesto over our salad. Also on the
plate are grilled spicy tofu and fat free oven fries.
Here's how to make Carrot Top Pesto:
Drop a few garlic gloves into a running food processor. This is a good way to mince the garlic. Add a 1/4 C of sliced or slivered almonds, a bunch of carrot tops (stems discarded), some olive oil and a healthy pinch of salt. Process until kind of smooth. Be ready to scrape down the sides of the processor.
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