Tagliatelle with yellow beetroot, mozzarella & lemon
Ingredients for 4 persons:
400 g of pasta (tagliatelle)
125 g mozzarella
1 organic lemon
1 yellow beetroot
50 g pine nuts
50 g of cheese for sprinkling, e.g. Parmesan, Pecorino (optional)
3 tablespoons olive oil
salt and pepper
Steam yellow beetroot for about 45 minutes until soft or boil in water. Let steam briefly for about 10 minutes and leave to cool. Peel and slice finely with a cucumber slicer. Roast pine nuts in a pan without oil, remove from pan, and let cool briefly. Cook pasta according to the instructions on the package.
Wash the lemon with hot water and rub it dry. Thinly grate the peel and store it in a small bowl. Then squeeze the lemon until you have about four tablespoons of lemon juice.
Finely grate the pecorino cheese.
Finely crush about 35 g of pine nuts in a mortar and add olive oil, lemon zest, lemon juice, and some cheese to a bowl. Also, add 50 ml of pasta water once the pasta is ready to drain.
Drain the pasta and put it back into the pot. Add the sauce and season with salt and pepper.
Finally, pluck the drained mozzarella into small pieces and add to the pasta for a few minutes. Remix everything, add the yellow beetroot, sprinkle the remaining pine nuts on top, and serve.
Bon appetit!