When our week 3 CSA box arrived I was determined to use every bit of the animal – um, I meant vegetable – to the fullest. That meant getting creative with root vegetable greens, the fresh leafy tops from the radishes and carrots in the box. How cool would it be, I thought, to make pesto?

I looked around online and found Chocolate & Zucchini had already pioneered that territory with radish greens alone. I followed the basic proportions of her recipe, improvising mostly by mixing up the greens and doubling up on the garlic. Here’s my version of the recipe; by the way, it’s not only deeply green but gluten free and vegetarian, too:

Don’t wait for pizza night; this deserves to be sampled immediately. This is what we made; a perfectly composed bit of garlicky, savory, salty, chewy, crunchy, and spicy goodness.

Everything is better with prosciutto. And overall, a successful Farm Fresh box. I may get the hang of this yet.

By the way, you will want one of these KitchenAid hand blender/chopper combos to make the whole process easier. Seriously.