Pici with Carrot Top Pesto

Pici con pesto di foglie di carota

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Preparation info
  • Serves:

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      40 min

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Pasta Therapy: Over 100 nourishing recipes for relaxation, calm and healing

By Isabella Barbato

Published 2026

  • About

A naturally vegan dish, this recipe combines hand-rolled pici (one of the easiest hand-rolled pasta shapes) with a bright, sustainable carrot top pesto. The art of pasta making is about finding beauty in simplicity, and pici is a perfect example. This Tuscan pasta requires just flour, olive oil, water and patience, transforming these humble ingredients into thick, rustic strands. But it’s the carrot top pesto that makes this dish special: an inventive way to use ingredients that are often d