Raw Beet Pasta

My hubby is home from the hospital and things are starting to get back to normal now. I was looking for a quick dinner recipe and I remembered that I found this recipe for raw beet pasta with a mock alfredo sauce a while back at http://purejeevan.com/blog/?p=346 . (Their site is a great resource for raw recipes.) It looked like a great quick meal and I had fresh beets from the farmers' market.

I enjoyed the raw beets, but there are a few things I would change if I made this again. I adore garlic, but this was a bit too much for me so I would cut it back to one clove. Since it isn't cooked it remains very strong.

I would shred the beets in the food processor to save time and keep my hands from getting stained, and I would use my regular hummus instead of this sauce, since I've never been much of a fan of nutmeg or cayenne.

This was very filling and the texture was good. My son and I also had alot of energy after eating this raw meal.

Beet Pasta with Alfredo Sauce

For pasta:

3 large raw beets, shredded with a veggie peeler

Sprinkle with salt and massage it into beets, let sit while you prepare sauce. It will become softer, like al dente pasta.

For Sauce

In food processor place:

1/2 c. water

1 c. raw cashews

1/3 c. raw pine nuts

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 tsp. sea salt

juice of 1 large lemon

1/4 tsp. nutmeg

1/16 tsp. cayenne

process till smooth.

Place beet pasta on 2 plates, top with sauce and garnish with parsley.