I love the bright pink colour the beetroot gives this dish! It feels like eating a bowl of joy.
Ingredients
400g Beetroot Small handful of herbs – parsley, dill, thyme or tarragon Half a lemon 200g pasta 1 tbsp capers Goats cheese (optional)
Instructions
Cook your pasta for 3 minutes less than the packet instructions. Reserve some of the water when you drain it.
Grate the beetroot coarsely
Heat a tablespoon of oil in a deep frying pan (you will add the pasta later so needs to be big enough for that), and when the oil is hot add the capers
Fry the capers for a minute or so and then add the beetroot
When the beetroot has softened and is starting to collapse, add the pasta with a large splash of pasta water. Season with salt and pepper (but go easy on the salt as you have the capers in there already)
Simmer the pasta in the beetroot sauce until the water has evaporated and the pasta is fully cooked. Add more of your reserved pasta water if it dries out too quickly
When the pasta is cooked, squeeze over half a lemon and the chopped herbs and combine