Beetroot Goat Cheese Log with Walnuts & Herbs🌿✨⠀The most stunning appetizer of the season. Slice, drizzle,devour. 💜

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📝 Ingredients

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🍠 The Magenta Beet Wrap

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・3 medium beets, peeled and thinly sliced

・2 tbsp olive oil

・1 tbsp balsamic vinegar

・1 tsp honey

・½ tsp flaky sea salt

・¼ tsp cracked black pepper

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🧀 The Herbed Goat Cheese Center

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・10 oz soft goat cheese

・4 oz cream cheese, softened

・3 tbsp fresh chives, finely chopped

・2 tbsp fresh dill, chopped

・1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves

・1 garlic clove, grated

・1 tsp lemon zest

・½ tsp fine sea salt

・¼ tsp cracked black pepper

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🌰 The Toasted Walnut Crown

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・½ cup walnut halves

・1 tbsp butter

・1 tbsp wildflower honey

・¼ tsp flaky sea salt

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🌿 The Finishing Touches

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・½ cup fresh microgreens and pea shoots

・2 tbsp balsamic glaze

・1 tbsp warm honey

・Fresh chives, finely chopped

・Flaky sea salt

・Cracked black pepper

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👩‍🍳 Instructions

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🔥 Preheat the oven to 400°F and line a baking tray with

parchment paper.

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🍠 Toss the sliced beets with olive oil, balsamic vinegar,

honey, salt, and pepper until evenly glossy.

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🔥 Roast the beet slices for 20 minutes until tender but

still flexible enough to wrap around the cheese.

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🌰 Toast walnuts with butter, honey, and salt in a dry

pan over medium heat for 3 minutes until glossy.

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❄️ Set the toasted walnuts aside on parchment paper to

cool and crisp up.

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🥣 Beat goat cheese with cream cheese, chives, dill,

thyme, garlic, lemon zest, salt, and pepper until silky.

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🎨 Spread the herbed cheese into a log shape on a sheet

of plastic wrap, then roll tightly to seal.

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❄️ Chill the cheese log in the fridge for 1 hour until firm

enough to handle without breaking.

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🍠 Lay the cooled beet slices in overlapping rows on

plastic wrap, place the cheese log on top, and roll tightly.

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🌿 Chill for 1 more hour, slice into rounds, and finish

with walnuts, microgreens, balsamic glaze, honey, chives,

salt, and pepper.