Beet Labneh:
·Pre heat oven to 400°F.
·Wrap cleaned beets in foil and place in oven. Bake time depends on the size of the beet.
·A paring knife should easily slide through the beet when fully cooked. Also, the skin of the beet should easily slide off.
·Let cool for 10 minutes. Then slide the skin of the beets off.
·Blend until smooth in a blender or food processor. Then add labneh, lime juice and salt and pepper to taste.
Beet & Carrot Top Gremolata:
·Combine all ingredients into a bowl and mix well (if pre-chopped). Or process everything in a food processor, being careful to only pulse the machine to keep the mixture “chunky”
Notes:
·Use orange zest instead of lemon in the gremolata.
·Use the gremolata over fish, pasta, or to top a salad.
·Extra carrots can be blended and made into a soup
Roast the Carrots
Preheat oven to 400°F.
Place unpeeled carrots on foil or parchment lined baking sheet.
Drizzle EVOO over carrots and season with salt and pepper.
Roast until a paring knife slides easily through the thickest part of the carrots.
Beet Labneh
Wrap cleaned beets in foil and place in oven. Bake time depends on the size of the beet.
A paring knife should easily slide through the beet when fully cooked. Also, the skin of the beet should easily slide off.
Let cool for 10 minutes. Then slide the skin of the beets off.
Blend until smooth in a blender or food processor. Then add labneh, lime juice and salt and pepper to taste.
Beet & Carrot Top Gremolata
Combine all ingredients into a bowl and mix well (if pre-chopped). Or process everything in a food processor, being careful to only pulse the machine to keep the mixture “chunky”
Recipe Notes
Use orange zest instead of lemon in the gremolata.
Use the gremolata over fish, pasta, or to top a salad.
Extra carrots can be blended and made into a soup
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.