Description
Elegant, layered stacks of roasted beets, creamy blue cheese, and sweet pear slices, drizzled with a rich balsamic glaze.
Ingredients
Scale
For the Crust:
- 3 medium beets, roasted and peeled
- 1 ripe pear, thinly sliced
- 4 oz blue cheese, crumbled
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- Mixed greens for serving
Instructions
1. Prepare the Crust:
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Wrap beets in foil and roast until tender, about 45-60 minutes. Let cool, then peel and slice into 1/4-inch rounds.
- In a small saucepan, simmer balsamic vinegar and honey until reduced by half and syrupy, about 5-7 minutes. Set aside to cool.
- On a serving plate, layer beet slices, pear slices, and blue cheese, repeating to form small towers.
- Drizzle towers with olive oil and balsamic glaze, then sprinkle with thyme, salt, and pepper.
- Serve immediately over a bed of mixed greens.
Notes
You can customize the seasonings to taste.