We absolutely love this our Beetroot Pesto Pasta recipe! The nutty beetroot pesto packs so much flavour and when is pink pasta never a fun dinner to serve up? We use wholemeal spaghetti in this recipe as it’s high in fibre but you can use whatever pasta you have in your cupboard. Equally, we’ve topped it with a peppery rocket but you can garnish with anything you fancy. Basil works wonderfully but if you’re really looking to minimise your waste, you can even boil down you beetroot stem and leaves (finely chopped) and toss them through your pasta just before serving. We promise, it will be delicious.
Beetroot Benefits: Beetroot is packed with antioxidants, evident from its bright red colour. When we first opened our juice bar, our aprons and hands used to be stained pink from juicing fresh beetroots. A simplistic way to think of antioxidants and their benefits for the body is that another name for rust is oxidation, so antioxidants help slow down the build-up of ‘rust’ in our body by slowing down cellular degradation. Research published in the journal Nutrients showed that eating beetroot can help dilate blood vessels because of its dietary nitrates, enhancing our physical performance. It really is a winner, this dish.
This is a winning dish in both our households, with our kids loving the look and taste of it. It’s so easy that if your kids are into cooking, they can roll up their sleeves and give you a hand in the kitchen, with some of the simpler steps…we all need a chief button presser for the food processor.
If you want to see how we make it, step-by-step, click our video below. It really is so simple and so delicious. If you have any questions about this dish, feel free to drop a message below and we’ll get straight back to you.
Dave & Steve x
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