Hate food waste? Same here. That’s why I’m always so excited to learn new recipes for things that would otherwise be considered food scraps, like beet greens and carrot tops. This carrot top chimichurri has a more earthy, vegetal taste than the normal parsley and cilantro variety, but it’s just as delicious and a great way to keep one more thing out of the trash or compost bin. Serve it with steak, use it as a marinade, or do whatever else you would do with regular chimichurri!
Carrot Top Chimichurri
Adapted from Bon Appetit
Serves 4-6
Hands-On Time: 15 min
Total Time: 20 min
Ingredients
1 cup finely chopped carrot greens from 1-2 lbs of carrots
1 small to medium shallot, minced
3 cloves garlic, minced
3/4 cup red wine vinegar
1/2 TBSP crushed red pepper flakes
2 tsp finely chopped fresh oregano
3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp salt + to taste
Combine shallot, garlic, red pepper flakes, and salt in a small bowl. Cover with the red wine vinegar and let sit for 10-15 minutes.
Add the chopped carrot greens and oregano to the aromatics and vinegar mixture and stir to combine. Whisk while slowly adding the oil. Add additional salt to taste.
Optional: You can serve the chimichurri as-is at this point, but I like to take an immersion blender (I use this set from Cuisinart and love it, but you can also get a standalone immersion blender) and give it a few pulses. It shouldn’t be smooth/creamy, but it’ll be a little finer than just chopping will normally get it.
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