Before you quickly click away from the post screaming “EWW beets!”, only give me one minute. I was skeptical of the beet pesto pasta at first too but IT’S SO TASTY! And bonus, it turns your pasta pink…so, that’s fun, right?

Actually I made this while a friend was over. A friend who despises the color pink I think almost more than anything in the whole world. She also isn’t a huge fan of beets. I’m happy to report, however, that not only did she eat this pasta despite it’s bright pinkness, she even finished her small plate and promised that she actually enjoyed it.

So, there you have it. This pasta is tasty!

I made it only like you would make old-style pesto….. except I at least doubled the garlic and, obviously, switched out the basil for beets.

I know that those look like ordinary beets. However, they were quite large. You can thank my friends’ insisting that I use something to show the size of these bad boys. So, here you have it. The size of these beets compared to my iPhone.

I think beets are so pretty. It’s sad to me that they have such a bad reputation. They’re simply so misunderstood. Poor beets. (and now I’m thinking about Dwight Shrute)

I’ll show them some love in the form of this Beet Pesto Pasta. Let’s do it!

One of my regular parts about this is that there’s genuinely only three steps: 1) roast the beets

2) throw all the things into a food processor

AND 3) turn the food processor on

BAM: your pesto is DONE.:)

Only add to pasta, any pasta will do, and stir. Top with a bit more cheese if you know what’s good for you.

Also, try this AVOCADO Pesto

Avocado-Pasta-Sauce-51 Or maybe this Roasted BEET Hummus??