Ingredients
1/2 cup salted shelled roasted pistachios
1/2 cup packed fresh flat-leaf parsley
1 small clove garlic, smashed and peeled
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons red-wine vinegar
2 tablespoons finely grated Pecorino Romano
4 small carrots, peeled, ends left intact
4 small parsnips, peeled
2 beets, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch wedges
8 cipollini onions
1 bulb fennel, cut into wedges, core intact
2 dried bay leaves
1 teaspoon whole coriander seeds
3 dried red chiles
4 to 5 cups extra-virgin olive or canola oil
Preparation
Pistachio Pesto:In a mini food processor, pulse pistachios, parsley, and garlic with oil until finely chopped. Add vinegar and cheese; pulse to combine. Transfer to a bowl. Pesto can be refrigerated in an airtight container up to 3 days. Makes about 1/2 cup.
Root-Vegetable Confit:Preheat a 5-to-6-quart slow cooker. Combine carrots, parsnips, beets, onions, fennel, bay leaves, coriander seeds, chiles, and oil in slow cooker. Cover and cook on high until tender, about 2 1/2 hours (or on low 5 hours).
Let cool in oil 30 minutes; then, using a slotted spoon, transfer to a wire rack set over a rimmed baking sheet to drain. Serve, with pesto alongside.
In a mini food processor, pulse pistachios, parsley, and garlic with oil until finely chopped. Add vinegar and cheese; pulse to combine. Transfer to a bowl. Pesto can be refrigerated in an airtight container up to 3 days. Makes about 1/2 cup. Preheat a 5-to-6-quart slow cooker. Combine carrots, parsnips, beets, onions, fennel, bay leaves, coriander seeds, chiles, and oil in slow cooker. Cover and cook on high until tender, about 2 1/2 hours (or on low 5 hours).
