Balsamic Glaze & Blue Cheese
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Recipe Type: salad
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Serves: 6
 
Ingredients
  • 3 lb. beets, greens removed
  • 2 Tblsp olive oil
  • ¼ cup water
  • ½ cup balsamic vinegar
  • 3 Tblsp brown sugar
  • 1 bunch watercress, washed and stemmed
  • 4 oz. blue cheese, crumbled
  • salt & freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
  2. Rinse the beets, but do not peel. Toss them with the oil and water, place them in a baking pan and over with aluminum foil. Bake for 45 minutes or until tender when pierced with a knife.
  3. In a small saucepan, combine the vinegar and sugar. Bring to a boil and reduce by ⅓. Remove from the heat.
  4. Peel the beets and cut them into slices or wedges. Toss with the balsamic reduction, watercress and blue cheese. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Recipe by Culinary Thymes at https://www.culinarythymes.com/beet-it-beet-salad-with-balsamic-glaze-blue-cheese/