Roasted Beets with Roquefort and Pecans
- 2 pounds Beets, Half Red And Half Golden
- 1/2 cups Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 3 Tablespoons Chopped Fresh Rosemary Plus Extra For Garnish
- 2 Tablespoons Dried Oregano
- 1 pinch Sea Salt
- 1 pinch Pepper
- 1 cup Pecans
- 1/2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar
- 6 ounces, weight Roquefort Cheese
- Preheat the oven to 375 F. Wash the beets very well then dry them.
- Chop the golden beets (do them first to avoid staining them from the purple beets) into large chunks.
- Transfer to a bowl.
- Chop the purple beets and transfer to another bowl.
- Place 1/4 cup of olive oil into each bowl and add half of the rosemary and oregano to each bowl of beets.
- Season both bowls with salt and pepper.
- Toss until well combined.
- Lay the purple beets on one baking tray and the golden on another tray.
- Place the trays in the oven and bake for 45 minutes or until they can be poked with a sharp knife with little resistance.
- After 20 minutes give each tray a shuffle with a spatula to make sure the beets are cooking evenly.
- In the meantime, add the pecans and brown sugar to a saucepan over medium heat and heat until the sugar softens and clings to the pecans, about 10 minutes.
- Then remove the pan from the heat and set aside to cool.
- Once the beets are done let them cool until you can pick them up and peel of the skin side of each chunk.
- Transfer each color to a bowl as you peel them.
- Lay some of each color beet on a plate and top with some of the crumbled cheese and chopped pecans.
- Garnish with more chopped rosemary and sea salt.
beets, olive oil, rosemary, oregano, salt, pepper, pecans, brown sugar, cheese
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/appetizers-and-snacks/roasted-beets-with-roquefort-and-pecans/ (may not work)