Ingredients 5 medium sized beets 1 whole garlic, peeled and tops removed 1 red onion, peeled and chopped into chunks 15 ml olive o...
Ingredients
- 5 medium sized beets
- 1 whole garlic, peeled and tops removed
- 1 red onion, peeled and chopped into chunks
- 15 ml olive oil
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 french loaf
- 2 tablespoons crushed garlic
- 4 tablespoons butter
- a few fresh sprigs of thyme
Directions
- 1In an oven safe baking dish, arrange the beets, garlic and red onion.
- 2Drizzle with olive oil and roast covered for 1 hour at 180 degrees Celsius. Leave to cool slightly.
- 3Gently peel the skin off the roasted beets and transfer the flesh to a food processor.
- 4Press the roasted garlic cloves in there too, and add the roasted onion.
- 5Add the vinegar and blend until smooth.
- 6If you wish, transfer the soup to a sieve to leave the fibre-ey pieces behind.
- 7Add seasoning to taste.
- 8For the toasts, simply cut the bread into slices, and spread with garlic and butter. Add thyme leaves on top and grill until toasted.
- Source: http://niammy.com/
