# Creamy Miso Carrot Sauce with Gnocchi and Carrot Top Pesto

This recipe showcases how versatile carrots can be as a base for creamy sauces and drizzles, served with gnocchi and topped with carrot top pesto to use up the whole of the carrot.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- carrots
- garlic
- shallot
- oil
- water
- cashews
- miso
- carrot tops
- basil
- lemon juice
- nutritional yeast
- salt
- black pepper
- gnocchi

## Instructions

1. Slice the carrots.
2. Mince the garlic.
3. Slice the shallot.
4. Sauté shallots and garlic in oil.
5. Add sliced carrots to the pot.
6. Pour water into the pot with carrots, shallots, and garlic.
7. Add cashews to the pot and mix.
8. Blend the cooked ingredients with miso to create the creamy carrot sauce.
9. Chop carrot tops.
10. Grate garlic for the pesto.
11. Add chopped carrot tops to a food processor.
12. Add basil to the food processor.
13. Add cashews to the food processor.
14. Squeeze lemon juice into the food processor.
15. Add nutritional yeast to the food processor.
16. Add salt to the food processor.
17. Add olive oil to the food processor.
18. Blend the ingredients until a pesto is formed.
19. Season the pesto with black pepper.
20. Serve the creamy miso carrot sauce over gnocchi.
21. Top with carrot top pesto.
22. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with black pepper.

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- pot
- spatula
- grater
- food processor
- lemon squeezer
- spoon

## Tips

- Carrot tops make a great pesto and using them up reduces food waste. If you can't find them, parsley is perfect too.
- To make this whole recipe nut-free, swap out the cashews for sunflower seeds.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@christinasots_/video/7185546437390830853?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/ebf04739-94d7-435e-8b46-591fe727f21d
- Extracted: 2026-02-23

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