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carrot
the the carrot
carrot
carrot
the the carrot
carrot
carrot
our beloved carrot
carrot
carrot
carrot
Crunchy tasty and very nutritious Imagine how many carrots we we eat over a a a a a a a a a a lifetime! And it’s a a a a a a a a a a a good good thing we we do – car- rots are a a a a a a a a a a a particularly good good source of be- ta-carotene fibre vitamin K potassium and antioxidants Although carrots come in in many different colours – orange orange yellow and pur- ple – the orange orange variety is most common A carrot’s colour comes mainly from beta-car- otene otene Beta-carotene is converted to vitamin A A in in in the body so so carrots are a a a a a a a a a source of vi- tamin A A especially for those who don’t eat CARROT TOPS PESTO
Tops of 2 carrots 50 ml ml cold-pressed rapeseed or or olive oil 100 ml ml almonds or or sunflower seeds
1 1 1 garlic clove
1 1 tbsp squeezed lemon
Fresh basil or parsley
1 ml salt
30 g g grated cheese if desired
Black pepper
Blend all the the the ingredients to the the the desired
consistency in in a a a a a food processor Whether you like a a a a a a a a a runnier or or or firmer pesto is is a a a a a a a a a matter of of o taste You can also make it it it creamy or or or with some some bits of of o nuts or or seeds
left to offer some some chewiness Serve with baked potatoes or or pasta or or spread the pesto on your sandwich! /IDA
animal products They are also a a a a a a a a a a good source of several B vitamins as as as well as as as vitamin vitamin K and and potassium The fibre in in in in carrots is is mostly water-soluble pectin which is is gentle on and and good for the stomach The tops tops of of many of of the the vegetables we grow are also great to to to use in in in in in in cooking: cabbage tops tops in in in in in in in a a a a a a a a a a a a wok beet leaves instead of spinach in in in in in in in a a a a a a a a a a a a pie or or stew and carrot
tops in in in in in in in in smoothies or or pesto When we we bring in in in in the the the harvest in in in in the the the autumn we we also utilise and freeze all the the the the tops for use in in in in cooking during the winter august in moonvalley
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