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Home » Recipes » Pesto aux fanes de carottes

Carrot Top Pesto

amuse-bouche finger food prepared in advance toast and spreads using up leftovers
Updated on 02 December 2025 by
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Carrot Top Pesto
9 reviews 4.91 : Very good
Diet
Vegetarian
Level
Elementary
Preparation
20 minutes
Wait
1 day

Pesto is traditionally associated with summer because it’s made with basil. Here’s a pesto recipe you can easily make all year round, since we’ll be using carrot tops instead of basil.

If you’ve never tried it before, you’ll be surprised, because this pesto tastes just as good as the original—and once you’ve tasted it, you’ll want more right away! You can then use this pesto as a sauce (or “dip” for the trendy crowd) at a cocktail party, with raw vegetables, for example.

It also makes an excellent condiment to accompany soups, pasta, or steamed meats and vegetables. In the notes at the bottom of this recipe, you’ll find tips on how to store this carrot top pesto. 

My recommendation is to prepare it the day before and let it rest. That way, it really develops all its flavors and loses the slight bitterness that can be present at first.

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Ingredients for Carrot Top Pesto

  • Image de "top" carrot
    1 boot of carrots with tops You'll only need the tops; save the carrots for other dishes.
  • Image de pine nuts
    1.8 oz of pine nuts or blanched almonds
  • Image de Parmesan
    1.8 oz of Parmesan
  • Image de lemon
    1/2 lemon for the juice and zest
  • Image de garlic
    1 pod of garlic
  • Image de olive oil
    3.4 fl oz of olive oil
  • Image de pepper
    pepper
  • Image de basil
    quelques leaves of basil optional

Carrot Top Pesto : instructions

  • 1
    Rinse the greens
    Pesto aux fanes de radis - Instruction 0
  • 2
    Remove the stems and roughly chop the greens. Place them in the bowl of a food processor along with the basil leaves.
    Pesto aux fanes de radis - Instruction 1
  • 3
    Squeeze the lemon, grate the zest, coarsely grate the Parmesan, and place everything in the blender. Add the pine nuts and season with pepper.
    Pesto aux fanes de radis - Instruction 3
  • 4
    Peel and remove the germ from the garlic clove. Chop it coarsely. Add it to the blender bowl.
  • 5
    Start blending, gradually adding the olive oil, until the pesto reaches the desired consistency. If necessary, scrape down the sides of the bowl to ensure the mixture is smooth and well combined.
    Pesto aux fanes de radis - Instruction 4
  • 6
    Remove the bowl from the mixer and scrape it clean with a spatula so you don't waste any of this precious mixture. Here I used a wooden spatula, but it’s much less practical!
    The Chef's Tip
    My advice is not to eat it right away, but to wait until the next day so that it really releases all its flavors and loses that slight bitterness it has at first. Cover the pesto with a thin layer of oil and store it in an airtight container.
    Pesto aux fanes de radis - Instruction 5

Notes

This carrot top pesto will keep in the fridge for one to two weeks, especially if you make sure to keep a thin layer of oil on top.

If you want to keep it longer, you can freeze it by packing it into the compartments of an ice cube tray. This way, you’ll end up with little cubes of pesto, and you’ll only use what you need! It’s a very handy technique that I also use for my leftover crème fraîche! 

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  1. User pictureJac20230

    July 5, 2023

    Merci, Cookette, pour la recette aux fanes de carottes . Justement, j’ai sorti de terre hier soir une dizaine de jeunes carottes ( plus que bio !) et je détesterais jeter au compost les jolies fanes…pas fanées du tout , au contraire.
    Cordialement, Jac

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  2. User pictureCecile

    April 17, 2023

    Délicieux ! Je l’ai fait à plusieurs reprises avec beaucoup de succès, aussi bien pour tremper des légumes à l’apero que pour assaisoner des pâtes ! Un conseil, j’ai rajouté les zestes râpés du demi-citron et utilisé une seule gousse d’aîl et un mélange amandes – noisettes, c’était encore meilleur ! Et laissez-le reposer un ou deux jours, il prendra tout son goût et perdra également la légère amertume du début.

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    • Picture of cooketteCookette

      April 17, 2023

      J’essaierai cette variante, merci Cécile !

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