Ingredients

  • 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 4 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 4 anchovy fillets, chopped
  • 3 red beets, julienned
  • 1 pinch black pepper
  • 1 small hot pepper, minced
  • 1 tablespoon chopped flat-leaf parsley
  • 1 pound thin spaghetti
  • 2 escarole hearts, coarsely chopped
  • Parmesan

Method

  • Heat the oil in a saute pan, add the garlic and brown.
  • Add anchovy, beets, black pepper, hot pepper, and parsley.
  • Cook over medium heat for about 2 minutes.
  • Cook the spaghetti in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente.
  • 30 seconds before the pasta is finished cooking, add the escarole.
  • Strain pasta and escarole together, and toss into the sauce.
  • Serve, adding Parmesan, to taste.