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Roasted Beet Tartine with Goat Cheese
Created by Chef Ally
Earthy roasted beets layered over tangy goat cheese on toasted walnut bread, finished with fresh herbs and a drizzle of good olive oil. Winter produce at its simplest and best.
Beets are winter's quiet treasure. They wait underground while the world turns cold, concentrating their sweetness until you dig them up, brush off the soil, and discover that deep garnet or golden flesh. A good beet, roasted properly, needs almost nothing done to it.
This tartine is a study in restraint. The beets are the point. Roast them until they yield completely, then pair them with fresh goat cheese that is tangy enough to push back against all that earthiness. Toast good bread until it crunches. Add fresh herbs at the end so they keep their aliveness. That is all.
Every meal is a meaningful choice. When you buy beets from a farmer who pulled them from the ground that morning, you taste the difference. The flesh is firmer, sweeter, more alive. Your choices shape the food system, and they shape your dinner too.
Ingredients
medium beets
Quantity
4 (about 1 1/2 pounds)
extra-virgin olive oil
Quantity
3 tablespoons, divided, plus more for finishing
flaky sea salt
Quantity
to taste
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| medium beets | 4 (about 1 1/2 pounds) |
| extra-virgin olive oil | 3 tablespoons, divided, plus more for finishing |
| flaky sea salt | to taste |
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