Over at Honest Cooking this week, I'm sharing a pasta recipe that will have you swooning in no time. That is, of course, if you believe in the seductive power of beets.
The whole dish was summed up quite appropriately by Jimmy, who after his first bite, looked up at me, sighed, and said "wow" before continuing on to finish the bowl. Really, you had to hear him say it to get the full effect, but you get the main idea. He liked it quite a bit, and I think you will too. With a little butter, oil, and heat, the beets quickly caramalize, giving off a deep, rich, and subtly sweet flavor that is totally irresistible. When combined with the pappardelle, creme fraiche, and parsley, the result is a dream boat pasta situation- completely delicious and pretty enough to elicit a lot of contented sighing. Its persuasive stuff. Stop by Honest Cooking and give it a try. Sighing is optional, but highly recommended.
Oh this is simply gorgeous. I love everything about this dish - pappardelle, beets, creme fraiche, parsley. I am definitely going to give it a try! Well done!
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ReplyDeleteI love cooking with beetroot, it makes everything such a beautiful deep pink colour. Congrats on being featured again in Honest Cooking, it's a lovely magazine.
ReplyDeletewow. this is a great idea! love the deep color.
ReplyDeleteOh, I love beets with pasta! And garlic. I still have winter beets I've been studiously ignoring since March, so maybe I'll give this a try.
ReplyDeleteBeet is such a beautiful vegetable!
ReplyDeleteWOW is right. I love beets (usually roast them and throw them in salad with a little goat cheese)...but never thought to pair with pasta. This combination is incredible and I think I will be making this tomorrow. Usually some sort of pasta on Sunday...this is perfect! Such a unique, fresh recipe. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThis is so pretty...::sigh:: :-)
ReplyDeleteI love beets with creme fraiche (sour cream too) and I also love how this is balanced out with some nice acid lemon juice...Beautiful!
Oh my, wow...that looks beautiful!!! I do love beets though...this could make me a happy camper one of these dinner nights!
ReplyDeleteI love beetroot so much. I could get one of those jars of pickled beetroot and a fork and be the happiest person. I have never though, had beetroot with pasta. What a revelation.
ReplyDeleteThanks foodblogandthedog and SuzyEats! I love that dreamy pink color too <3
ReplyDeleteHi Dani! We had a huge stockpile of beets making a lovely inside of the refrigerator decorator as well, but they are much more worthwhile in a steamy bowl of pasta!
Thanks Cindy and Celia- so glad you stopped by!
Krissy-I usually throw mine in the oven to roast as well, this is the first time I've ever thought to use them in a pasta dish. It actually surprised me how good it was-the beet flavor is sweet and mild. Report back if you try it!
Thanks Diethood! It sure made us happy campers around here!
HI All That I'm Eating! I love love love beets as well, I think I could sit and eat pickled beets all day-my mom hates them and I never had them growing up so maybe I'm making up for lost time!
Sarah, I threw this together for dinner tonight (with some modifications around what I had available) and it was a HUGE hit. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI love the colors here! This looks delightful!
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Sarah, this looks delightful. I've only just this week been reintroduced to beets after a long estrangement. They have been paired with feta in salad, they have been warmed in butter, ginger and honey as a side. It is time to promote them to star of the show and your dish sounds sensational. I love your description of the beets shimmying up to the pappardelle :)
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous! I'm sure the flavor is just as fantastic as the color. What a great use of beets!
ReplyDeleteOh Dani, that just made my day! Im so glad you like it!
ReplyDeleteHi Hester! The beets are pretty mild in this pasta so its good for a post-estrangement encounter. I love beets with feta and with goat cheese but never thought to try them with butter, ginger, and honey-that sounds fantastic!!
Thanks Karen and Birdie to be! I'm so happy you stopped by!
looks good lovely
ReplyDeleteSo elegant! It's beautiful Sarah!
ReplyDeleteWow love the colors! This dish look so beautiful. Nice job!
ReplyDeleteI love beet's color, your past looks beautiful and I bet delicious
ReplyDeleteBeautiful - unfortunately my family will not eat beets :-(.
ReplyDeleteBeets don't really top my most beloved ingredient list to be honest, but your pasta looks so beautiful, I could make it just to look at it! Congrats with your Honest Cooking feature!
ReplyDeleteJust checked out the recipe and it sounds amazing! What a fabulous idea and the pink color is right up my alley ;)
ReplyDeleteThis looks fantastic Sarah, I will pop over to Honest Cooking too :)
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