Dinners/Purple Spaghetti

Serves: 4

Active Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour

From: A newspaper

Ingredients

3 or 4 medium beats

1/2 tsp. kosher salt

1 head garlic

1 tbsp. olive oil

8 oz. spaghetti

2 tsp. butter

1/4 cup Parmesan cheese

Directions

Step 1

Trim the beats and cut in half length wise. Place in baking dish cut-side up, sprinkle with salt.

Step 2

Cut the top 1/4 of the garlic head off, place cut side up in the center of the baking dish. Sprinkle with olive oil. Cover with foil and bake at 425 for 45 minutes or until beats are tender.

Step 3

When beats and garlic are nearly done, cook spaghetti.

Step 4

Remove beats and garlic from oven, and allow to cool slightly. Slip skin off beats and squeeze garlic from head.

Step 5

Add butter to hot pasta, dice the beats and add along with garlic and any beet juice from baking dish. Toss until noodles are coated. Top with cheese and serve.