Description
Silky crimson beet pasta sauce delivers a stunning Mediterranean-inspired culinary adventure with rich, earthy flavors. Creamy blended roasted beets create a luxurious sauce that elevates your pasta experience, promising a delightful and unexpected dining moment.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 medium beets, roasted and peeled
- 12 cup (120 milliliters) heavy cream or coconut milk
- 14 cup (30 grams) grated Parmesan cheese
Flavor Enhancers:
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 12 teaspoon salt
- 14 teaspoon black pepper
- 12 teaspoon lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F and prepare beets by washing thoroughly, wrapping individually in aluminum foil, and roasting for 45-60 minutes until fork-tender.
- Remove beets from oven, let cool slightly, then carefully peel off skin using gloves to prevent staining hands.
- Chop roasted beets into small, uniform chunks to ensure smooth blending.
- Transfer beet pieces into food processor and add minced garlic, extra virgin olive oil, freshly ground black pepper, and sea salt.
- Squeeze fresh lemon juice directly into processor to enhance flavor complexity and prevent beet oxidation.
- Pour heavy cream into mixture, creating a rich and velvety base for the sauce.
- Pulse ingredients until achieving a completely smooth, vibrant magenta consistency with no visible chunks.
- Gradually introduce reserved pasta cooking water while blending to adjust sauce thickness and create perfect coating texture.
- Warm sauce gently in a large skillet to prevent separation and maintain creamy consistency.
- Toss freshly cooked pasta directly in sauce, ensuring each strand is evenly coated with the luxurious beet mixture.
- Optional: Garnish with freshly grated Parmesan cheese and chopped herbs for additional depth and visual appeal.
Notes
- Enhance the vibrant color by choosing deep red beets with rich, intense pigmentation.
- Roasting beets concentrates their natural sweetness and develops a deeper, more complex flavor profile compared to boiling.
- Adjust the sauce’s creaminess by controlling the amount of pasta water and heavy cream, creating a perfectly silky texture.
- Make the recipe vegan-friendly by substituting heavy cream with coconut milk or cashew cream for a similar luxurious consistency.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Appetizer
- Method: Roasting
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 186 kcal
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 243 mg
- Fat: 16 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 7 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 21 mg