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This hearty everyday salad is a lean-protein powerhouse thanks to chicken and kidney beans. You can also use black beans, chickpeas or edamame instead. Carrot top pesto can be made 1 day ahead. Carrot tops are high in vitamin C, vitamin K, and potassium. Use them as you would parsley, or in place of parsley in recipes. You might not need all the pesto, the rest will keep for a week in an airtight jar in the fridge.
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- Rinse the carrot top greens thoroughly and dry. Strip the leaves from the stems. Discard stems. Place the carrot tops greens, parsley, chopped garlic, lemon juice, roasted macadamia nuts, grated Parmesan, salt, and pepper in a food processor. Pulse several times, scraping sides as needed with a rubber spatula. While the food processor is running, slowly pour in the olive oil in a steady stream. Scrape the sides down with a rubber spatula. Pulse until smooth.
- Stir together chicken, kidney beans, cucumber and dill in a large bowl. Add half of the pesto and toss to combine.
- Divide the arugula and chicken salad into 3 plates. Sprinkle some blueberries over. Serve with the remaining pesto.
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32 comments:
Yum, that just has all kind of things we like in it!
...a summer delight!
Delicious
Se ve muy rico y sano. Gracias por la receta creo que la haré pronto. Te mando un beso
Lovely salad, this looks great for a main meal
Un perfetto piatto unico, molto gustoso!
Using carrot leaves for a pesto sounds like a very practical idea! I've made carrot parsley mash for lunch today.
That looks scrumptious.
What a lovely and delicious looking salad! I love the idea of using carrot tops to make pesto, too.
Un bel piatto unico , delizioso e perfetto per i pranzi estivi!
I haven't made pesto using carrot greens, although it's on my seemingly endless list of things to try. This looks great. And love combining both cukes and chicken in a salad -- for me it's usually one or the other.
Another great one for summertime! :)
Una vera delizia😋
I haven't used carrot top greens to make pesto.. This looks interesting and healthy salad !!
So many yummy components! I love, love Persian cucumbers. This would make a perfect lunch!
this looks wonderful love that you have such a healthy chicken leafy salad with this whole meal in one dish
What a great pesto! Love the macadamia in it!
I won't say no to this healthy everyday salad.
Such a delicious, light yet filling salad. I've never used carrot top greens in cooking, but this pesto sounds great!
Nice refreshing salad. Using carrot top is something new to me.
Las ensaladas son una debilidad para nosotros, las preparo durante todo el año, pero lógicamente en verano más. No utilizo nunca frijoles, pero sí garbanzos y el pesto de zanahoria es todo un acierto. Deliciosa.
Bss
Perfect for a summer day!
Awesome combination of flavors and textures. It looks wonderful.
I love using carrot tops to make pesto! This sounds like a fantastic salad!!
Love that this beautiful salad is a meal on its own, Angie! And what a great way to enjoy carrot tops (I usually just toss them and feel wasteful!)
Angie, you are so clever! Pesto out of carrot tops? I have never heard of that before, but I’ll bet the flavor is delicate and bright. I need to try this.
Delicious. Enjoy.
the pesto sounds amazing, macadamia nuts are my favorite!
That looks good and great for warmer summer months.
All the best Jan
That pesto sounds so delicious and unique, Angie!! Usually carrot tops here are pretty stressed looking once they hit the markets :(
carrot top leaves for pesto? That's really cool! No waste and so gourmet!
Looks so good, eating cucumber in different way.
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