Pesto Di Carota

A colourful pesto made from carots.

• 600grams carots
• 200ml broth
• 10grams ginger
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 seeds coriander
• 2 peppercorns
• 1 tablespoons pistachios
• 2 cardamom capsules
• 1 clove garlic
• ¹/₂ teaspoon salt
• Lime juice

Tools:

• coquelle/saucepan
• hand held mixer
• canning jars
• canning funnel
• ginger grater
• mortar and pestle

Remove the green, then wash, scrub and towel the 600grams carrots, mince them. Put them into the coquelle or saucepan and set aside.

Grate ginger after removing the peel with a spoon. Use disposable gloves for the curcuma, it colours everything orange. Mince the curcuma and the garlic and add all 3 to the carrots.

Remove the shells from the pistachios and cardamom. Take a mortar and pestle, add the pistachios, the 2 peppercorns, the content of the cardamom capsules and the 2 coriander seeds.

Take a stock cube or whatever you use to make a broth and prepare 200ml (1cup) water with it. Bring it to a boil and add an extra ¹/₂ teaspoon salt.

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Put them into a bowl with boiling water and dry them upside down on a clean spread out kitchen towel.

Saute the minced carrots in a saucepan with 1 teablespoon of the olive oil. You need to stir them, that is why you haven't done this step while you prepared all other ingredients.

When the carrots start caramelising, add the pestled nuts and spices with the broth. If you like you can add fresh herbs from your garden.

Time to take out the hand held blender and puree everything. Remove from heat, then add the remaining 3 tablespoons of olive oil, sprinkle some lime juice on top and stir until smooth.

Use a canning funnel to fill the pesto into the canning jars. Close the lids, turn the glasses upside down and cover with the kitchen towel to keep the heat. After 1 hour store in a fridge or in a cold and dark place. Use within 3 days after opening a jar.

It works well just to put it into a pan and then add freshly cooked pasta or vegetables to it. The taste is not too sweet and the texture is sticky like a pesto. Enjoy your meal!