Ingredients:
4-5 medium sized golden beets ( I have also made this with red beets, butternut squash, and a combo of all three)
4 slices bacon, chopped
1 clove garlic minced1/4 C. goats milk feta cheese
1 C. walnuts
To prepare:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Wrap individual beets in aluminum foil, place on a cookie tray. Roast in oven for 20 minutes, or until just about fork tender. The beets can be a little under done, as they will finish cooking on stove.
While beets are roasting heat a large sauce pan on medium-low, add bacon. I use my kitchen scissors to cut the bacon into pieces right into the pan. Cook the bacon low and slow. Add minced garlic when all of the fat is rendered out of bacon.
Remove beets from oven, turn temp on oven to 300 degrees. Unwrap each little beet present, be careful these beauties are hot!! Under cold running water, use the edge of a spoon or the back of a knife to clean skin off beets. Cut beets in to 1/2 in cubes. Add beets to bacon and garlic. Saute until cooked thoroughly and a little crunchy.
While beets are getting friendly with bacon and garlic, toss walnuts in melted coconut oil, dump onto a foil lined baking sheet. Pop in oven at 300 degrees for 10 minutes. When I make this dish for the holidays I add some cinnamon and brown sugar to the coconut oil to coat the nuts while roasting. Just another tasty option:)
Time to eat!!
Spoon a generous amount of beet salad into a bowl, top with feta and nuts. This dish turned my fiance from a beet hater to a beet lover!! Enjoy!!
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