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Hey Ya'll!
I wanted to start off this week by showing you a recipe I love and also some fun facts about apples!

And here is your recipe for the week:

Fresh Beet Pasta!

Ingredients

• 3 Cloves Garlic
• 2 Beets
• 1 Onion
• 1 Bunch Swiss Chard
• 3 Tablespoons Walnuts
• 8 Ounces Beet Linguine
• 1 Lemon
• ¼ Cup Parmesan Cheese

Instructions

1

Prepare your ingredients:

Heat a large pot of salted water to boiling on high. Wash and dry the fresh produce. Peel and roughly chop the garlic. Peel and small dice the beets and onion. Roughly chop the chard leaves and thinly slice the stems. Roughly chop the walnuts.

2

Start cooking the vegetables:

In a large pan, heat some olive oil on high until hot. Add the onion, garlic, and beets. Cook 4 to 5 minutes, or until the beets start to soften.

3

Finish cooking the vegetables:

Stir in the chard and cook 2 to 3 minutes longer, or until wilted. Season with salt and pepper. Reduce the heat to low and cook about 2 minutes longer to combine all the flavors.

4

Cook the pasta:

While the chard cooks, add the pasta to the boiling water. Boil 3 to 4 minutes or until it’s not quite fully cooked (just before it’s al dente). Reserve about ¼ cup of the pasta cooking water, and then drain the pasta.

5

Finish the pasta:

Transfer the pasta to the pan with the vegetables along with the reserved cooking water. Increase the heat to medium, and cook 1 to 2 minutes, stirring until the pasta absorbs any liquid. Stir in half of both the Parmesan and the walnuts. Squeeze the juice of the whole lemon over the pasta.

6

Plate your dish:

Divide the pasta between 2 plates. Garnish with the remaining walnuts and Parmesan. Enjoy!