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Bardic Balsamic Beets and Goat Cheese Pasta

Your DnD party Bard cooks this romantic dish with beets as red as their passionate heart in an attempt to seduce a dragon!
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Keyword balsamic, Bard, beets, cheese, garlic, mushrooms, noodles, pasta, romantic, wine
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 6 adventurers
Calories 560kcal
Author TheEverhearthInn
Cost 20 gold

Ingredients

  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 3 medium red beets quartered
  • 2 tbsp dry thyme
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 1 lb spaghetti
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 8 oz cremini mushrooms sliced
  • 4 cloves garlic minced

Sauce

  • 1 cup balsamic vinegar
  • 3 tbsp honey
  • ½ tsp crushed red pepper flakes

Topping

  • ¾ cup crumbled goat cheese or whipped goat cheese

Pairing

  • Red wine

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 425°F (220°C), then mix 2 tbsp of the olive oil, the beets, dry thyme, and salt and pepper to taste in a large bowl. Then put them on a baking sheet and bake for 30 minutes.
  • While the beets are baking, boil some salted water over a cooking fire or stove and cook the spaghetti following the directions on the box. Save 1 cup of the pasta water before draining.
  • Heat a large skillet over a high heat cooking fire or stove. Melt the butter and remaining 2 tbsp of olive oil, then put in the mushrooms to fry for 5 minutes. Add the garlic and fry another 30 seconds, then remove.
  • In the same skillet over medium-high heat, add the sauce ingredients and stir until the sauce begins to boil, then continue cooking and occasionally stirring for 6 minutes or until its sticky.
  • Reduce the heat to low and throw in the pasta and mushrooms, stirring to cover it all in the sauce. Pour a little bit of the saved pasta water in to thin it to your liking.
  • Serve to your lovely date topped with goat cheese, beets, salt, and pepper, and paired with some red wine. Now roll for persuasion with advantage!

Notes

This is such a classy, romantic dish that we couldn't help but feel like there were some strings attached while eating it. It was so easy to imagine some bard on the other side of the table, wooing us and sneaking in a request or two here and there. Of course we can let them take a look at our finest wine bottles, they promised they wouldn't take any!