Place the hulled and sliced strawberries in a bowl and add the sugar.
Mix until combined and let the strawberries sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.
MARINATED TOMATOES
Combine the cherry tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, fresh basil, and minced garlic in a bowl and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Mix until combined and let the tomatoes sit at room temperature for 10-15 minutes.
WHIPPED RICOTTA
Add the ricotta, olive oil, honey, and salt to a food processor.
Blend until completely smooth and creamy, 1 to 2 minutes.
Spread or pipe the ricotta on a piece of toasted sourdough bread and add your toppings.
Toss lightly with oil and salt and place on a parchment lined sheet tray.
Roast in 325F oven for 45 minutes to an hour. The outside should like wrinkled, caramelized and thin end should feel hollow and the thick end should be fully cooked (soft). If the tip gets crunchy or burnt, just break it off.
Remove the carrots from the oven, allow to cool slightly.
In a bowl, season with the ‘bacon salt’ and toss evenly. Place back onto the lined sheet tray in the oven and turn oven off leave the carrots overnight to slowly dehydrate.
The next day, setup a mini smoker with foil and wood chips. Light your wood chips until a flame holds, allow to burn slightly and then gently extinguish. Cover securely.
In ten minute, increments, re-light the wood chips 3 more times or until desired smokiness is reached. When carrots are done, remove from the “smoker” and place between two pieces of parchment. With a heavy ‘mallet’ smash the carrots flat.
Blend 150 g raw carrots with 500g milk until mostly smooth. Strain through a fine mess strainer. Mix carrot milk with 2T lemon juice and let sit for 10-20 minutes. Measure 3/4 cup for pancake batter.
Carrot Pancake Batter
Mix 1 g of salt with 125 g shredded/chopped carrots until moisture begins to draw out. Let sit for at least one hour. Squeeze liquid out of carrots through a kitchen towel until dry.
In a bowl mix flour, sugar, baking powder, spices, salt, and 2 T brown sugar. Add the salted carrots to the dry and coat evenly.
Mix the egg, carrot buttermilk, vanilla extract, and oil together and add to the dry carrot mix. Mix as little as possible to combine.
Heat a skillet or non-stick pan over medium-high heat. Add one tablespoon of butter. Spoon pancake batter into the pan. Cook on one side until tiny bubbles start appearing on top of the batter. Flip. Cook on the other side until cooked through.
Combine carrot tops, basil leaves, arugula, garlic, lemon juice, and almonds in a food processor fitted with a steel blade. Pulse until finely chopped.
Add red pepper flakes, season with kosher salt and black pepper. Pulse to incorporate.
While food processor is running, slowly add olive oil in a streaky stream.
Transfer to bowl and stir in parmesan and lemon zest.
Recipe Notes
Use pesto on pasta, sauteed vegetables, or in scrambled eggs!
Pesto can be stored in an air-tight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
Try freezing pesto in ice cube trays for already portioned single servings to use all season. Frozen pesto will keep for up to 1 month.
Whisk together eggs, milk, salt and pepperoni medium mixing bowl. Set aside.
Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. When oil begins shimmer, add shallot and chopped broccoli. Sauté until shallot is translucent, about 3 minutes.
Add greens to the skillet and toss until green just begins to wilt.
Remove from heat and spoon 2 tablespoons of greens mixture to each muffin slot.
Pour egg mixture into each slot so that it fills each slot 3/4 of the way.
Pop tray into the oven and cook for the 20-25 minutes, or until the egg coagulates.
Remove from oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes. Remove mini frittatas from the tin and serve. Enjoy!
