Ingredients

  • 3 medium beets, about 6 ounces each
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
  • 2 green onions, thinly sliced
  • 2 teaspoons white wine vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon fresh thyme, finely chopped
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 4 ounces goat cheese
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 12 slices Italian bread, each about 1/3 inch thick
  • 1 large garlic clove

Method

  • Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
  • Rub dirt off beets with paper towel, and put beets in tightly sealed casserole, and bake for 60 to 90 minutes until tender.
  • Cool beets, peel them, cut off stem and roots, and cut into small cubes (about 1/4 inch).
  • Put beets into medium bowl, add 1 tablespoon of olive oil, green onion, vinegar, thyme, salt, and black pepper.
  • In a small bowl, mix together goat cheese and water.
  • Preheat broiler.
  • Put bread onto a cookie sheet, lightly brush more olive oil onto fronts and backs of bread, and toast both sides under your broiler.
  • Cut open your garlic clove and smear some garlic onto one side of bread.
  • Spread goat cheese onto the garlic side, top with beet mixture, and serve at room temperature.