Description
A recipe for Savory Beet and Goat Cheese Tart

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
  
• 1 large yellow onion, very thinly sliced (about 2 cups)
  
• 1 refrigerated pie crust (half of 15-ounce package)
  
• 1 jar (16 ounces) Aunt Nellie's Sliced Pickled Beets, well drained*
  
• 1 package (8 ounces) herb and garlic flavored goat cheese
  
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
  
• Grated or shredded lemon peel (optional)

Preparation
1. Preheat oven to 450°F. In large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onions; cook and stir until golden brown, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat.

2. Unroll crust and place on ungreased baking sheet. Spread onions evenly over crust, leaving a 1-inch border. Arrange beets over onions and dot with goat cheese. Sprinkle with thyme.

3. Fold pastry edge over beets, crimping edges and leaving center uncovered. Bake until crust is golden, about 20 minutes.

4. To serve, slice into wedges and garnish with thyme and lemon peel, if desired.

*To use drained beet juice: Reserve 1/2 cup drained beet juice and combine with 1 clove minced garlic, 2 tablespoons Dijon-style mustard and 2 teaspoons honey in blender. Blend on high 10 seconds. Pour 1/3 cup olive oil into mixture with machine running and blend well. Serve as salad dressing.

Nutrition
Nutrients per serving (1/10 of recipe): 213 calories; 6 g protein; 14 g carbohydrate; 14 g fat; 286 mg sodium; 18 mg cholesterol; less than 1 g dietary fiber; 1 mg iron; less than 1 mg thiamin; 355 IU vitamin A, 2 mg vitamin C.

Serves
Makes 10 to 12 appetizer servings

Variations
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