How Italians Turn Food Scraps Into Pesto

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Stop throwing this away.
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Radish leaves are usually the first thing people throw away.
But in Italian home cooking, especially in cucina povera, the best recipes often come from the parts everyone else ignores.
This radish leaf pesto has become one of my favorite zero waste recipes over the last few years, and lately it’s a must every time radishes are in season. It’s fresh, slightly peppery, creamy, and full of flavor.

This is the kind of authentic Italian food I love: simple ingredients, seasonal cooking, real flavor, and nothing wasted. Radish greens are rich in fiber, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and plant compounds, so throwing them away makes no sense when they can become something this good.
Use this pesto with pasta, spread it on toast, spoon it over grilled vegetables, serve it as a dip for crostini, or use it in sandwiches, bowls, salads, and quick lunches.
For pasta, loosen it with a little pasta water so it turns creamy and coats everything properly.

To store it, transfer the pesto to a clean jar, cover the surface with a generous layer of extra virgin olive oil, and keep it in the fridge for up to one week. You can also freeze it in small portions for easy meal prep.

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Sometimes the best ingredient is the one you were about to throw away.
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