When the water boils, add the beet greens and cook until bright green, 1 minute. Serve with pasta. In a blender, place the beet greens with the peeled garlic and half the pumpkin seeds, 50g olive oil, nutritional yeast. Beet Green Pesto is another one of those simple dishes using the beet green stems and leaves of beetroot. There's just something oh so very delicious about the earthy sweetness of beet noodles. Pulse cooled walnuts, beet greens, garlic, parsley, lemon zest, 2 tsp. Edward Daniel I made the beet greens pesto plain, split it up into a few small batches and tried adding various herbs to it to see how it tastes. Add the beet greens, garlic, basil, lemon juice & zest, half of the olive oil, ¼ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper and pulse until the mixture begins to combine (you may need to pause and scrape down the sides). Divide soup among serving bowls. I used pinenuts, although I’ve seen pestos made with a variety of different nuts and instead of traditional parmesan cheese, I used THIS Vegan Parmesan cheese that I’m obsessed with and keep on hand at all times (<<<