Beet-and-Goat Cheese Crostini

Name: Beet-and-Goat Cheese Crostini
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 24 slices 24 (1/4-inch-thick) baguette; 0 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 5 Tbsps extra virgin olive oil, divided; 113 grams package goat cheese, softened; 227 grams package precooked red beets or golden beets, cubed; 5 servings Garnish: micro greens, thinly shredded beet greens, or fresh parsley; 2 teaspoons honey; 1 teaspoons salt; 59 milliliters chopped toasted walnuts; 59 milliliters white balsamic vinegar

Beet-and-Goat Cheese Crostini might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. This recipe covers 27% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 679 calories, 20g of protein, and 28g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 5. If you have baguette, balsamic vinegar, fresh parsley, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 25 minutes. It is a pretty expensive recipe for fans of Mediterranean food.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 42

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Combine 3 tablespoons oil and next 4 ingredients in a bowl.

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Cooking Oil

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Drizzle over beets, and gently stir. Set aside.

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Beet

Brush remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil on baguette slices.

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Baguette

Bake 5 to 7 minutes or until golden brown.

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Spread toasted baguette slices with goat cheese.

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Spread

Remove reserved beets from marinade with a slotted spoon, and arrange over goat cheese.

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Marinade

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Sprinkle with walnuts; garnish, if desired.

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*If you can't find precooked beets, cut greens and ends of roots from 8 ounces fresh beets. Scrub well, wrap each in aluminum foil, and bake at 375 for 50 minutes or until tender; cool. Unwrap, peel away skin, and cube.

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Servings:

24slices

24 (1/4-inch-thick) baguette 0teaspoons

freshly ground black pepper 5Tbsps

extra virgin olive oil, divided 113grams

package goat cheese, softened 227grams

package precooked red beets or golden beets, cubed 5servings

Garnish: micro greens, thinly shredded beet greens, or fresh parsley 2teaspoons

honey 1teaspoons

salt 59milliliters

chopped toasted walnuts 59milliliters

white balsamic vinegar

Recommended wine: Chianti, Trebbiano, Verdicchio

Chianti, Trebbiano, and Verdicchio are my top picks for Italian. Italians know food and they know wine. Trebbiano and Verdicchio are Italian white wines that pair well with fish and white meat, while Chianti is a great Italian red for heavier, bolder dishes. You could try Antinori Badian a Passignano Chianti Classico Gran Selezione. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.6 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 60 dollars per bottle.