Beetroot Pasta with Feta
Italian

Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
20 min
Serves
3
Difficulty
Easy
Spaghetti tossed in a vibrant roasted beetroot sauce, finished with crumbled feta and fresh herbs. Dramatic in colour, gentle in flavour — your dinner table will never look the same.
Ingredients
- Spaghettia generous handful per person
- Cooked or canned beetroot2–3 beets
- Garlic cloves3–4
- Cream cheese or labneha spoonful or two
- Olive oila glug
- Parmesan or fetaa crumble to finish
- Fresh parsleya handful
- Salt, pepper, lemon juiceto taste
Method
- 1
Cook spaghetti al dente. Reserve a cup of pasta water before draining.
- 2
Blend beets, garlic, cream cheese, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper until silky smooth. Taste — it should be earthy, slightly tangy, vibrant.
- 3
Toss hot pasta in the beetroot sauce, loosening with pasta water until glossy and coating every strand.
- 4
Plate, crumble feta on top, scatter parsley. The contrast of white on red is the whole point.


