Goat Cheese, Beet, and Arugula Sandwiches

We received several Beets from our last CSA shipment, and Arugula from both our first and second shipments. I've never made anything with Beets before so it took me awhile to decide what vegetarian recipe to make and I'm glad I made this one!!





The vegetarian recipe we found was on Epicurious.com and included canned beats. I can't fathom eating canned beats so we roasted ours instead.


Roasted Beets

Ingredients:

Beets, peeled and sliced thinly
1 tablespoon Olive Oil
Salt to taste

Preperation:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• Peel and slice the beets
• Add olive oil and salt to the beets, mix well.
• Lay out a sheet of aluminum foil on a baking sheet. Put the beets in the middle of the sheet and fold to make a enclosed pocket to cook the beets in.
• Cook the beets until a fork easily slides into them.

Goat Cheese, Beet and Arugula Sandwiches



Ingredients:


Roasted Beets (cooked as prepared above)
2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
3 tablespoons olive oil
8 (1/2-inch-thick) bread slices from a round country loaf (we only had a French Roll so we had mini sandwiches!)
6 oz soft mild goat cheese, softened
Very thin slices red onion, rings separated
16 large arugula leaves


Preperation:

• Preheat the oven to broil
• Whisk together vinegar, mustard, and salt and pepper to taste, then whisk in 2 tablespoons oil. Toss beets with vinaigrette.
• Arrange bread on a large baking sheet and brush tops with remaining tablespoon oil. Season with salt and pepper and broil 6 inches from heat 1 to 1 1/2 minutes, or until edges are golden.
• Remove 4 slices from oven. Turn remaining 4 slices over on baking sheet and spread thickly with goat cheese. Broil 1 minute more and transfer to plates.
• Top goat cheese with roasted beets, onion, arugula, and remaining bread, toasted sides up.
  

Nutrition - Serving Size 1 (recipe makes 4 servings on normal sized bread)

Calories - 752, Fat - 18g, Sodium - 120mg, Carbs - 133g, Fiber - 7g, Protein - 31g



Taste and Our Opinion:



We really enjoyed this meal. I was surprised how much I liked the roasted beets, and the combination of the beets with the creamy goat cheese and the crunchy bread was just delicious. We will be making these again for sure!