Rainbow carrot & water cress pesto

Served in the Field Kitchen

35mins

Serves 2

What you'll need…

  • 6 whole rainbow carrots washed
  • 2 bunches of water cress
  • 200g baby leaf spinach
  • 100ml red wine vinegar
  • 500ml olive oil
  • Salt and white pepper to taste
  • 25g Brown Sugar
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The method

1

Preheat the oven to 190c

2

Season the carrots with olive oil, brown sugar and sea salt, and roast for 25 minutes until soft and slightly golden brown.

3

In a pan over boiling water blanch your spinach and 1 bunch of water cress for 30 seconds then remove from water onto a tea towel. Let it cool, then squeeze all the excess water out and transfer to a blender with olive oil and red wine vinegar. Blitz until smooth (around 3 minutes).

4

Add salt and white pepper to taste

5

Serve your roasted carrots covered in your watercress and spinach pesto and using your other bunch of water cress to garnish your carrots.

Recipe by Jake Boyce

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