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Beetroot Pesto Fusilli

Vegetarian
Pasta
Portions2 peopleChangeTiming 30 minsView
Ingredients8 IngredientsViewSwitzerland78 % localView
  • 20  grams basil
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  • beetroots
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  • clove fresh garlic
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  • 250  grams fusilli
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  • 100  grams parmesan
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  • teaspoons salt
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  • 60  millilitres single cream
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  • 30  grams walnut halves
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Wash 2 beetroots
Add the beetroots to a large saucepan, fill the saucepan with water to cover the beetroots by at least 5 cm and heat up the water over high heat until it is boiling
Add 2 teaspoons salt and boil the beetroots for about 15 minutes
Grate 100 grams parmesan into a small bowl
Peel 1 clove fresh garlic
Remove the beetroots from the saucepan with a cooking spoon into a colander, add 250 grams fusilli into the boiling red water and cook the pasta for 5 minutes (or according to package instructions)
Cool down the beetroots under cold running water for about 1 minute, peel them and quarter them
Add the beetroots, 20 grams basil, 60 millilitres single cream, 30 grams walnut halves, the garlic and half of the grated parmesan into a blender and blend the mixture until it is a creamy paste
Drain the fusilli with the colander, add them back to the saucepan, add the beetroot pesto to the fusilli and mix until well combined
Serve the beetroot pasta on plates and sprinkle with the remaining parmesan

Beetroot Pesto Fusilli


Beetroot Recipes

A white plate with pink pasta, beetroot pieces, cheese splinters and walnuts on a white tablecloth and a white teapot in the bacckground
Timing 30 mins
Portions2 people
Ingredients8 Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 20  grams basil
  • beetroots
  • 1  clove fresh garlic
  • 250  grams fusilli
  • 100  grams parmesan
  • 2  teaspoons salt
  • 60  millilitres single cream
  • 30  grams walnut halves

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Tools

  • 1 large saucepan
  • 1 blender
  • 1 cooking spoon
  • 1 colander
  • 1 small bowl

Beetroot Pesto Fusilli


Beetroot Recipes

Instructions

Wash 2 beetroots
Add the beetroots to a large saucepan, fill the saucepan with water to cover the beetroots by at least 5 cm and heat up the water over high heat until it is boiling
Add 2 teaspoons salt and boil the beetroots for about 15 minutes
Grate 100 grams parmesan into a small bowl
Peel 1 clove fresh garlic
Remove the beetroots from the saucepan with a cooking spoon into a colander, add 250 grams fusilli into the boiling red water and cook the pasta for 5 minutes (or according to package instructions)
Cool down the beetroots under cold running water for about 1 minute, peel them and quarter them
Add the beetroots, 20 grams basil, 60 millilitres single cream, 30 grams walnut halves, the garlic and half of the grated parmesan into a blender and blend the mixture until it is a creamy paste
Drain the fusilli with the colander, add them back to the saucepan, add the beetroot pesto to the fusilli and mix until well combined
Serve the beetroot pasta on plates and sprinkle with the remaining parmesan