"Warning: Nonna's and Nonno's around the world might faint 🤌when they see the color of this pasta, but please don't let that stop you from trying it. This is a delicious and fun dish that will make you feel like a kid again!
Cut the top off of a whole head of garlic and place it in a small ramekin. Add a small drizzle of olive oil on top, and put a lid on top of the ramekin.
If you don’t have a lid you can cover it with foil. You can also bake the garlic in parchment paper (and make sure you enclose it fully) on a baking sheet.
Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until the garlic is soft and caramelized. Take the garlic out and let it cool a bit.
In the meantime, fill a large pot with water. Bring it up to a boil and generously salt the water. Add in any pasta of choice.
Cook the pasta until al-dente making sure to save the starchy pasta water prior to draining.
Now, make the sauce by adding ricotta, cooked beets, parmigiano cheese, pinch of salt, roasted garlic (squeezed out from the skin) and 2 ladles of the starchy pasta water to a food processor or blender.
Blend until smooth and feel free to adjust the starchy water based on how thick or thin you want the sauce.
Pour the sauce over the cooked pasta and enjoy with hot pepper oil or extra parmigiano on top! Enjoy