4 Servings
Collection: Salads

Pasta Salad With Roasted Carrots And Sunflower Seed Dressing

Ingredients

  • 2 bunches thin carrots with green tops (these weigh 24 ounces total without greens)
  • 2 tablespoons olive or grapeseed oil
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/2 pound (225 grams) dried pasta, here I use a small penne rigate, a gemelli, casarecce, or strozzapreti will be great here too)
  • 2/3 cup (90 grams) roasted, shelled, sunflower seeds, unsalted
  • A handful greens, washed, from carrot tops or a few leaves of kale, plus more for garnish
  • 3 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese (optional)
  • 1 large garlic clove, peeled
  • A few fine gratings of fresh lemon zest
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more to taste
  • 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes, more or less to taste
  • Several grinds of black pepper
  • 1/3 cup olive oil, plus more if needed
  • Juice of half a lemon, plus more to taste

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