How to make pesto with radish microgreens
Updated: Mar 13, 2020

Are you bored of the same pesto recipe? Here's a healthy and nutritious way to spice up your piece of toasted bread or your fresh pasta that you've just made for dinner. We're happy to share a recipe that we're obsessing about! The team has been experimenting with radish microgreens at home and we were rewarded. We decided to try out a delicious pesto recipe and we're actually kind of surprised at how delicious it turned out. It was exceptionally mouthwatering, we will most likely be eating this for a couple of weeks.
Radish Microgreens
Pesto
Prep Time: 30 min
Total Time: 30 mins
Yields: 1-2 cups
Ingredients
4 cups radish microgreens or radish tops, washed and dried
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1/2 lemon of juice
1/2 cup sliced or slivered almonds, coarsely chopped macadamia nuts or pistachios
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil plus more as needed
salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Directions
Combine first 6 ingredients in a food processor or blender. Process until smooth, scraping down the sides as needed. Add additional olive oil achieve a thick sauce consistency. Season to taste with salt and black pepper.
Recipe Notes
If planning to freeze leave out the cheese and garlic and add when ready to serve.
by Carol | From A Chef's Kitchen

How to grow radish microgreens at home
1. Grab a 10X20 tray with drainage holes and place a microgreens pad (make sure you soak pad for a hour).