Spin The Beet Pasta
We love colourful food, so naturally we thought we should make you guys a bright and vibrant pasta dish to serve up this summer in our brand new K!T Pan.
Beetroot and spinach are our main weapons of choice here, and they combine to make a stunning pasta dinner taste which tastes absolutely delicious.
Serves
Ingredients
For the spinach pasta
<item-todo-done>200g plant-based feta<item-todo-done><item-todo-done>200g pre-cooked beetroot<item-todo-done><item-todo-done>1 lemon<item-todo-done><item-todo-done> Nooch<item-todo-done><item-todo-done> Salt and pepper<item-todo-done><item-todo-done>400g pasta (shape of your choice)<item-todo-done>
For the beetroot pasta
<item-todo-done>200g plant-based feta<item-todo-done><item-todo-done>150g baby spinach<item-todo-done><item-todo-done>30g basil<item-todo-done><item-todo-done>1 small garlic clove<item-todo-done><item-todo-done>1 lemon<item-todo-done><item-todo-done>400g pasta (shape of your choice)<item-todo-done>
To serve
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Before you start
Food processor | Kettle boiled | Large pan | Small Pan
Cook the pasta
- Fill a large pan with boiling water, add a good pinch of salt, 800g pasta and cook according to packet instructions (approx 9 minutes).
Prepare the beetroot sauce
- Zest and halve the lemon.
- Squeeze the lemon juice into the food processor, add the plant based feta cheese and beetroot and blitz into silky sauce.
- Taste, season to perfection and pour into the small pan.
- Add half a ladle of pasta water to the pan, stir and simmer over medium heat until warmed through and bubbling gently.
Prepare the spinach sauce
- Peel the garlic clove.
- Pick the basil leaves.
- Zest and halve the lemon.
- Squeeze the lemon juice into the food processor, add the garlic clove, basil, plant based feta cheese and spinach and blitz into a silky sauce (add a little water to loosen if needs be).
- Taste, season to perfection and pour into the small pan.
- Add half a ladle of pasta water to the pan, stir and simmer over medium heat until warmed through and bubbling gently.
Finish and serve
- Drain the pasta, pour back evenly into two pans, pour over the beetroot sauce and stir to combine, cover and coat - then do the same with the spinach.
- Taste and season to taste with Nooch, salt and pepper.
- Transfer to serving bowls, garnish with reserved lemon zest, dress with a simple green salad and serve immediately.
Alternative (fun) serving suggestion
- Place a line of rocket down the middle of a large plate.
- Serve the pink pasta on one side of the rocket and serve the green pasta on the other.
- Sprinkle over the lemon zest and serve immediately.