Apple Pear Puree, Roasted Beets & Walnut Herb Goat Cheese Recipe

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Apple Pear Puree, Roasted Beets & Walnut Herb Goat Cheese
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Ingredients
11
Count
Nutrition
195
Calories
Total time
80
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Beets - Start those first as they take the longest. This can easily be done the day ahead. Simply cut off most of the greens and wash well. Put the red beets on one sheet of foil and the yellow on another. Drizzle both with olive oil, salt and pepper and fold up the foil to make a little pouch. Roast in a 425 degree oven for approximately 45-60 minutes depending on their size - 45 minutes for small beets and 60 minutes for large beets. Once done, remove from the foil and just let cool. At this point, I like to peel the beets by just rubbing off the skin and then I put the whole beet in a plastic baggie until I am ready to slice and use it in my salad. Your fingers will get red, so you can use a rubber gloves if you want. If not - after peeling your beets, just put a couple of drops of clorox or bleach on your hands as you wash them and it comes right off.
  2. Apples and Pears - In a medium sauce pan, add the apples, pears, cinnamon stick and wine. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer and cook until tender. NOT mushy, just fork tender, this can take 5-10 minutes. Strain the fruit, remove the cinnamon stick and reserve some of the wine to thin out the puree if necessary. Transfer to a blender and pulse to make a nice thick sauce. You want this to be the consistency of thick gravy. Refrigerate until ready to use. This is a chilled sauce, not served warm.
  3. Cheese - Now I cut mine with dental floss. I put mine in the freezer for just 15 minutes to make it easier to cut. Take a strand of dental flow and make 8 slices. Then take each slice and lightly dip the top and bottom into the nut mixture.
  4. Building the salad - First slice your beets. You will need 8 slices of red beets and 4 slices of the yellow. On a nice serving plate, add some of the apple pear puree, then 1 red beet slice, then a slice of cheese, a yellow beet slice, another slice of cheese, then top with another red beet. Drizzle a little pear puree over the top and if you want to get fancy a couple of thin slices of apple or pear or maybe a little fresh sprig of thyme. The salad is so pretty as is. It is an absolutely great beginning to a dinner.
  5. Enjoy!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 194.98 Kcal (816 kJ)
Calories from fat 78.75 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8.75g 13%
Cholesterol 8.75mg 3%
Sodium 148.83mg 6%
Potassium 264.84mg 6%
Total Carbs 19.34g 6%
Sugars 12.31g 49%
Dietary Fiber 3.48g 14%
Protein 4.32g 9%
Vitamin C 6.1mg 10%
Iron 0.4mg 2%
Calcium 34.8mg 3%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 95.87 Kcal (401 kJ)
Calories from fat 38.72 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4.3g 13%
Cholesterol 4.3mg 3%
Sodium 73.18mg 6%
Potassium 130.23mg 6%
Total Carbs 9.51g 6%
Sugars 6.05g 49%
Dietary Fiber 1.71g 14%
Protein 2.12g 9%
Vitamin C 3mg 10%
Iron 0.2mg 2%
Calcium 17.1mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 3.9
    Points
  • 4
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • low cholesterol

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