Name: Beet Salad with Goat Cheese Toasts Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 8 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 8 medium beets; 1 cup pure maple syrup; 1¼ tsp Cayenne pepper; 2 tbsp red wine vinegar; 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 clove garlic; salt; 12 slices baguette; ½ cup fresh goat cheese; 1 tsp poppy seeds; 4 heads bibb lettuce

Beet Salad with Goat Cheese Toasts Recipe

How To Make Beet Salad with Goat Cheese Toasts

Enjoy bites of sweet and spicy, with hints of creaminess, all in one plate by whipping up this low-fat, healthy beet salad recipe!

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 1 hour 8 minutes

Total: 1 hour 18 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

8medium beets,(1¾ lbs)
1cuppure maple syrup
1¼tspcayenne pepper
2tbspred wine vinegar
2tbspextra virgin olive oil
1garlic clove
salt
12slicesbaguette,½ inch thick
½cupfresh goat cheese,(4 oz)
1tsppoppy seeds
4bibb lettuce heads,(3 oz each)

Instructions

In a medium saucepan, cover the beets with water and bring to a boil. Simmer over moderate heat for about 25 minutes, until tender.
Transfer the beets to a plate and let cool, then peel and cut into ½-inch dices. Reserve 2 cups of the cooking liquid in the saucepan.
Add the maple syrup to the pan and boil over moderately high heat for 5 minutes. Stir in the beets and cayenne and simmer over moderate heat for about 30 minutes, until the beets are sweet and hot.
Using a slotted spoon, transfer the beets to a plate.
Boil the cooking liquid for about 8 minutes, until slightly thickened. Return the beets to the pan and let cool to room temperature.
In a small bowl, whisk 2 tablespoons of the beet syrup with the vinegar, olive oil and garlic and season with salt. Spread each toast with 2 teaspoons of goat cheese; sprinkle with poppy seeds.
In a large bowl, toss the lettuce with the beets and vinaigrette.
Mound the salad on plates, set the goat cheese toasts alongside and serve. Enjoy!