When The Temperature Hits 100 . . . . Go For Beets
- 3 tablespoons Olive Oil
- 3/4 pound Hot sausage, cut up into small chunks
- 1 bunch Beets with greens attached
- 1/2 Chopped onion
- Salt and Pepper
- 3/4 cup Crumbled Goat Cheese
- 1/2 cup White wine
- 1/4 teaspoon Hot pepper flakes (if you're sausage isn't that hot)
- Grated Parmesan
- 1/2 pound Fusili or other pasta
- Trim beets and save the greens. Clean the beats but if they are small don't even bother to peel them. Roast the beets in 350 oven til done. (salt and pepper them with a bit of olive oil) About 3/4 of an hour.rnRinse and chop the greens and throw away the red stems - although you could probably use those as well. Set aside.
- Saute sausage in a large pan in olive oil til brown. Remove from pan. Add onion and sautee til translucent. Add S&P.rnDeglaze with wine. rnAdd Beet greens til wilted. Put sausage back in pan.
- Boil Pasta. When done, add to pan along with roasted beets and goat cheese. Toss all together and serve with Parmesan.rnYou're going to have pinkish pasta but it will be good.
olive oil, sausage, attached, onion, salt, goat cheese, white wine, pepper, parmesan, pasta
Taken from food52.com/recipes/18017-when-the-temperature-hits-100-go-for-beets (may not work)