Roasted Beetroot Pasta
  • CourseMain Dish
  • CuisineVegetarian
Servings
4servings
Servings
4servings
Ingredients
  • 4medium beetroots, peeled and cubed
  • 1whole garlic bulb
  • 2Tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 4Tbsp olive oil
  • 1whole lemon, zested and juiced
  • 10leaves basil
  • 1tsp salt and pepper
  • 1bunch baby beetroot leaves, stems attached
  • 1/2cup Parmesan cheese
  • 116 oz package spaghetti noodles, uncooked
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 400°F.
  2. Rub the beetroot and garlic in balsamic vinegar, 2 Tbsp of the olive oil and salt and pepper. Add peeled, whole garlic cloves to the mix and wrap the beetroot and garlic into a little tinfoil parcel. Let it cook for approximately 40-50 minutes.
  3. Puree the beet and garlic mixture in a blender or food processor.
  4. Add the lemon juice, zest, the rest of the olive oil, Parmesan and the basil and whiz to a puree.
  5. Cook your pasta according to packet instructions. 2 minutes before the pasta will be al dente, add the beetroot leaves to the cooking water, they should be limp but still crunchy when done.
  6. Drain the pasta and mix in your beetroot sauce.
Recipe Notes

Top with goat’s cheese for an edge to the tanginess of the lemony pasta.

Recipe adapted from lookatwhatimade.net

Roasted Beetroot Pasta
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  • CourseMain Dish
  • CuisineVegetarian
Servings
4 servings
Servings
4 servings
Ingredients
  • 4 medium beetroots, peeled and cubed
  • 1 whole garlic bulb
  • 2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 4 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 whole lemon, zested and juiced
  • 10 leaves basil
  • 1 tsp salt and pepper
  • 1 bunch baby beetroot leaves, stems attached
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
  • 1 16 oz package spaghetti noodles, uncooked
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Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 400°F.
  2. Rub the beetroot and garlic in balsamic vinegar, 2 Tbsp of the olive oil and salt and pepper. Add peeled, whole garlic cloves to the mix and wrap the beetroot and garlic into a little tinfoil parcel. Let it cook for approximately 40-50 minutes.
  3. Puree the beet and garlic mixture in a blender or food processor.
  4. Add the lemon juice, zest, the rest of the olive oil, Parmesan and the basil and whiz to a puree.
  5. Cook your pasta according to packet instructions. 2 minutes before the pasta will be al dente, add the beetroot leaves to the cooking water, they should be limp but still crunchy when done.
  6. Drain the pasta and mix in your beetroot sauce.
Recipe Notes

Top with goat’s cheese for an edge to the tanginess of the lemony pasta.

Recipe adapted from lookatwhatimade.net

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