- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 1h 45m
- Total Time: 2h
- Yield: 2 cups
- Category: Appetizers, Other
Ingredients
- 2 lb beets with green tops
- 1 garlic clove
- 3/4 cup pecan halves
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- Zest of 1 lemon (about 2 tsp.)
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoons table salt
- 1/3 cup finely crumbled feta cheese
- Garnish: chopped fresh chives
- Crackers or crostini
- 2 lb beets with green tops
- 1 garlic clove
- 3/4 cup pecan halves
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- Zest of 1 lemon (about 2 tsp.)
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoons table salt
- 1/3 cup finely crumbled feta cheese
- Garnish: chopped fresh chives
- Crackers or crostini
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Remove tops from beets, reserve for another use. Wrap beets in heavy-duty aluminum foil, making sure to seal completely into a packet so steam can’t escape.
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Remove tops from beets, reserve for another use. Wrap beets in heavy-duty aluminum foil, making sure to seal completely into a packet so steam can’t escape.
- Roast at 400°F for 1 hour and 45 minutes or until soft. Cool to room temperature and slip off peeling.
- Roast at 400°F for 1 hour and 45 minutes or until soft. Cool to room temperature and slip off peeling.
- Cut beets into fourths.
- Cut beets into fourths.
- Pulse garlic in a food processor until finely minced. Add pecans; pulse to finely chop. Add beets; pulse. Add olive oil and next 3 ingredients; process until smooth.
- Pulse garlic in a food processor until finely minced. Add pecans; pulse to finely chop. Add beets; pulse. Add olive oil and next 3 ingredients; process until smooth.
- Transfer to a serving bowl or shallow dish. Top with 1⁄3 cup finely crumbled feta. Serve with crackers or crostini.
- Transfer to a serving bowl or shallow dish. Top with 1⁄3 cup finely crumbled feta. Serve with crackers or crostini.
- Crackers or crostini