got a bit hungry...

so i was a bit hungry but didn't want to cook dinner quite yet, so i decided to make a yummy snack. this one is easy and quite tasty.  i guess you could just call it a goat cheese and beet open faced sandwich? but even that is going a bit far.

all you need it some bread, i normally use french baguette, but i happened to buy this amazing kalamata olive bread at Trader Joe's the other day so i used that, then some goat cheese and beets.  normally i roast my own beets, or at the very least you can microwave them with some balsamic and olive oil, using fresh is always better, but again when i was at Trader Joe's i grabbed their packaged roasted and ALREADY PEELED (makes life so much easier!!!) beets.  i had this sandwich in mind when i bought them, so i knew i could whip it up in minutes if i was hungry. 

so it's simple: toast the bread in a toaster, or oven, when hot and browned, spread a generous amount of goat cheese on, then top with sliced beets. Enjoy!!!  the saltiness of the cheese really compliments the sweet/earthiness of the beets.  it really is an amazing little snack, or  hors d'oeuvre (thanksgiving is soon!). 

i know a lot of people are a bit adverse to beets, but you shouldn't be!  they are really delicious if prepared the right way.  i know i didn't like them the first time i had them (at gramma's on thanksgiving from a can, quite disturbing), it took me a while to like them, but once i did i really cant get enough. 

also, i have to point out, as a nutrition major, that beets are wonderful powerhouses of nutrients.  beets contain vitamin C, Potassium, Niacin (vit B-3), Pantothenic acid (vit.B-5), Pyridoxine (vit.B-6) and carotenoids, and minerals such as iron, manganese and magnesium.

ENJOY:)