Carrot and Carrot Top Pasta with Walnuts, Pesto and Cashew Cheese
I love this pasta so much! Not only is it delicious but it’s also beautiful. I love that it uses the whole carrot including the nutritious tops. Since the main ingredients are carrots and pasta it’s also a pretty inexpensive dish which makes it perfect for a family meal or a casual dinner party. Carrots are nutritional heroes. Few other vegetables or fruit contain as much carotene as carrots, which the body converts to vitamin A. They are an excellent source of vitamins B and C as well as calcium pectate, an extraordinary pectin fiber that has been found to have cholesterol-lowering properties. Lightly cooking carrots actually helps to break down their cell walls which means your body can absorb the nutrients more easily. The peel of the carrot is the post nutritious part so it’s always best to just give them a good scrub, rather than peeling them. Enjoy! Serves 4 Ingredients: 3 Tbsp Coconut Oil 1 small Onion, thinly sliced 4 Garlic cloves, thinly sliced 1/4 tsp Herb d’ Provence 4 medium Carrots, …