Farfalle w/ Beets, Feta & Pine Nuts
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Wow.
That's all I have to say about how this pasta dish turned out.
What a nice surprise. Using ingredients that I had on hand, this made for a delicious vegetarian dinner.
I found some little golden beauties at the grocery store (shocking) and grabbed them immediately. I used a half of a red onion that was left in the fridge, and a vidalia onion.
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If you use only red beets, the pasta will turn pink, I can guarantee it.
I used both red and baby golden beets for this dish but next time I will use only the yellow, and why waste the beet greens? Throw them in too.
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Farfalle w/ Beets, Feta & Pine Nuts:
8 oz. package of farfalle (bowties) pasta
olive oil
2 bunches of golden baby beets
1 red onion, sliced
1 white onion, sliced
2 large garlic cloves, chopped
reserved beet greens w/ stems, washed and sliced into 4" pieces
kosher salt & pepper
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1/4 cup pine nuts
1/3 cup feta cheese (optional)
1/4 cup reserved pasta water
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To roast the beets: (roast red and yellow beets separately)
Wash the beets and cut off the greens, leaving about 2" of stems left on.
Make a foil packet for the beets, and drizzle with olive oil and kosher salt.
Fold up the packages and roast in a 400F oven for about an hour, until beets are tender.
When cool enough to handle, slip off the skins and cut the beets into quarters or dice.
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While the pasta water is boiling, prepare the onions and beet greens.
In a large skillet (big enough to hold the pasta), heat olive oil and cook the onions on medium heat for about 6 minutes. Now add the garlic, and saute another minute.
Add the beet greens and cook with the onions for an additional 6 minutes, until the greens and stems are wilted and soft. Add the pine nuts at the last minute to the skillet.
Splash with the balsamic vinegar and turn off heat.
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Once your pasta is done, save 1/4 cup of the starchy water and add it to the greens and onions in the skillet. Add your pasta and toss to combine everything.
Transfer to a large serving platter and carefully mix in your beets and top with feta cheese.
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Serve immediately.
Enjoy!
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Comments
It's still a pretty dish, and I know I like pasta and feta.