Description
Elegant, layered towers of roasted beets, creamy blue cheese, sweet pear, and crunchy walnuts, drizzled with a rich balsamic glaze.
Ingredients
Scale
For the Crust:
- 3 medium beets, roasted, peeled, and sliced into rounds
- 1 ripe pear, thinly sliced
- 4 oz blue cheese, crumbled
- 1/2 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- Fresh arugula for serving
Instructions
1. Prepare the Crust:
- Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Wrap beets in foil and roast for 45-60 minutes until tender. Let cool, then peel and slice into 1/4-inch rounds.
- In a small saucepan, combine balsamic vinegar and honey. Simmer over medium heat until reduced by half and slightly thickened, about 5-7 minutes. Set aside to cool.
- On a serving plate, layer beet slices, alternating with pear slices and blue cheese crumbles to form small towers.
- Sprinkle toasted walnuts over and around the towers. Drizzle with balsamic glaze and olive oil. Season with salt and pepper.
- Serve immediately over a bed of fresh arugula.
Notes
You can customize the seasonings to taste.