Raw+Carrot+Top+&+Chive+Pesto

**__Ingredient List__** 1/4 c Almonds 1/4 c Macadamia Nuts 1 c packed Carrot-tops 1/2 c Chive //or//Green Onion 1 Tbsp minced Garlic 2 Tbsp Lemon Juice 2 Tbsp Water *1/4 c Grape seed Oil //or// EV Olive Oil 1/4 tsp Salt ********  2 medium sized heads of Cauliflower = roughly 5 cups of florets   <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px; text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px; text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px; text-align: center;">**__Creamy Carrot Top & Chive Pesto revised__** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px; text-align: center;">//Yields roughly one cup//
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px; text-align: center;"> 3 Tbsp Lemon Juice <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px; text-align: center;"> 3 Tbsp Grape seed Oil (or other oil of choice)  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px; text-align: center;"> 1/2 tsp Salt  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px; text-align: center;"> Pepper to Taste  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px; text-align: center;">2 cups Peas

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px; text-align: center;">Into your food processor combine the following: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px; text-align: center;">1/4 c Almonds <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px; text-align: center;">1/4 c Macadamia Nuts <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px; text-align: center;">Grind your nuts together until they are evenly chopped: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px; text-align: center;">//Leave your ground nuts in the food processor and add the following:// <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px; text-align: center;">1 c packed Carrot-tops <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px; text-align: center;">1/2 c Chive //or//Green Onion <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px; text-align: center;">1 Tbsp minced Garlic <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px; text-align: center;">2 Tbsp Lemon Juice <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px; text-align: center;">2 Tbsp Water <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px; text-align: center;">*1/4 c Grape seed Oil //or// EV Olive Oil <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px; text-align: center;">1/4 tsp Salt <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px; text-align: center;">*Set the Oil aside (don't add it yet!) and proceed to puree all of the above ingredients together <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px; text-align: center;">While your ingredients are processing stream in the Oil <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px; text-align: center;">Your finished product will be thick and creamy and wonderful! <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px; text-align: center;">Now lets put this dreamy pesto to work in a seriously amazing dish... <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px; text-align: center;">--- <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px; text-align: center;">//Like practically all of the Main Dish recipes you'll find here on AtV, the following can be served warm or chilled. It's entirely up to you, and both options are equally as good.// <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px; text-align: center;">**Cauliflower & Peas with Creamy Carrot-top & Chive Pesto**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px; text-align: center;">**Step 1.** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px; text-align: center;">**Cauliflower Prep**


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px; text-align: left;"> 2 medium sized heads of Cauliflower = roughly 5 cups of florets
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px; text-align: left;"> Break your Cauliflower into florets and place them in a large mixing bowl

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px; text-align: center;">__ Toss your 5 cups Cauliflower Florets with: __ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px; text-align: center;"> 3 Tbsp Lemon Juice <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px; text-align: center;"> 3 Tbsp Grape seed Oil (or other oil of choice)  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px; text-align: center;"> 1/2 tsp Salt  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px; text-align: center;"> Pepper to Taste  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px; text-align: center;">

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px; text-align: center;"> Place your Cauliflower into a zip-lock baggy and remove as much of the air from the baggy as you can. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px; text-align: center;"> Let your Cauliflower marinate in the fridge for a couple of hours, or even better overnight. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px; text-align: center;"> This marinating is part of the tenderizing process, and you won't believe how much your cauliflower changes to a wonderful blanched texture. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px; text-align: center;">** __Warming and Tenderizing__ ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px; text-align: center;"> When you finish marinating your Cauliflower choose from one of the following: ** Raw Vegan Warming Methods note here (click).  **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px;"> **Step 2.** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px;"> **Putting everything together**  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px;"> //I'm so excited to be seeing fresh peas at the Farmers Market, but if you don't have access to fresh peas or if you don't feel like shucking a giant amount for this dish you can either leave them out or use frozen peas instead. It's totally up to you!// <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px;"> In a Large mixing bowl add the following:  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px;"> All of the Cauliflower from //**Step 1**//  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px;"> 2 cups Peas  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px;"> 1 batch of Creamy Carrot-top & Chive Pesto <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px;"> //Mix everything together// <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px;"> Transfer the above to an air tight container and let it chill for 1 hour to the flavors can build and become amazing! <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px;"> This dish really should be shared, so bring it with you to a Summer barbecue or make it for a Pesto-loving friend. Just be sure to savor each and every bite before it <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px;"> all disappears!
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px; text-align: left;"> Proceed to spread your cauliflower out onto either a dehydrator tray or parchment lined baking sheet
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 21px; text-align: left;"> Warm your Cauliflower for 1 hour