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Carrot Thyme Pesto

Tired of the same old green pesto? Try this orange pesto!

Ingredients
half a pound of carrots,
3 or 4 shallots,
a tbs thyme leaves,
50 grams of pine seeds,
100 grams of parmesan,
a chile shot or some chile oil,
a teaspoon of honey,
grated peel of 1/2 lemon,
2 pieces of fresh goat cheese,

Instructions:
Chop and cube the carrots and shallots
Sautee them in some neutral oil (sunflower oil would be best), add the honey and a good helping of chile oil or -shot as well as the thyme leaves and stir fry until the shallots get glassy. In the meantime, grate the lemon peel and the parmesan, roast the pine seeds without oil in a skillet, pour everything in a mixing bowl and blend it a bit. Cube the goat cheese and mix it with the pesto.

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