sweet potato + carrot mash with pistachio pesto

+ announcing my 4-Part *Guide to Starting a Garden* !

Spring is around the corner, so for the next four weeks, I’ll be sharing a 4-Part Farmbelly Guide to Starting a Garden! This guide will be focused on helping beginning gardeners gain the confidence to get started (no matter how big or small your space is) and help you have a productive + abundant season in 2023.

Here are the 4 parts that will be in this guide:

• Part 1: Establishing Goals & Garden Set-Up

• Part 2: Making a Planting Plan

• Part 3: Cultivating Healthy Soil

• Part 4: Basics of Seed Starting & Planting

Psst! Keep reading for this week’s recipe for a wildly tasty sweet potato & carrot mash topped topped with an arugula pistachio pesto!

We’re still in the depths of #rootcellarseason (aka the months of January & February when we’re living off all the hardy root veggies, winter squash, etc that were harvested last fall and stored away for the winter), and I’m getting a liiiittle tired of seeing the same veggies over and over again. Which means I’m always looking for new ways to spice up winter veg as we wait for our spring garden to get going.

Enter this recipe for sweet potato & carrot mash topped with an arugula pistachio pesto, which hits all the right flavor notes – it’s bright and herbaceous, with a touch of sweetness and just the right hint of acidity (thanks to a splash of apple cider vinegar). You don’t technically *have* to make the arugula pistachio pesto, but it definitely kicks everything up a notch, and tastes good on literally everything. This mash makes a great side dish that comes together super easily + quickly, and it would pair especially nicely with a juicy roast chicken, some grilled sausage, and/or a nice salmon fillet.

See below for the full recipe, and you’ll also find a one-page PDF version for easy printing. If you make this this week, let me know how it goes + share some pics / tag me on insta!

Sweet Potato & Carrot Mash with Arugula Pistachio Pesto

Serves 3-4