Recipe: Angel Hair Pasta with Carrot Pesto

The leafy green tops of carrots are nothing to be afraid of, they are earthy in flavor and taste surprisingly similar to carrots! We blended our leafy tops with garlic, Parmesan, toasted almonds, honey and red wine vinegar for this delicate carrot top pesto.  

This recipe could serve four as a main vegetarian dish, or eight as a side dish paired with grilled shrimp, chicken or fish. 

This recipe is part of our Carrots: A Hot New Trend That's SPRINGING Up series. Check out all the great Food Channel original recipes at this link.

Foodie Byte: Short on carrot tops? Add fresh parsley to equal 1 cup lightly-packed carrot tops.