Tart, beans, wine

Suuuuch a good dinner. We both enjoyed the beet tart, and as a side, I cooked the green beans harvested from our yard (the red runners I wrote about recently) and some fresh Borlotti beans from the farmers market with onions and water and then dressed them with olive oil, lemon juice and black pepper. Have y'all ever had shell beans like that? It's the bomb. That's the way Louisiana folks eat black-eyed peas on New Years Day. Awesome. Who has enjoyed Pinot Noir by Ponzi? If you haven't please do. Soon!

I like it!

I like this. The orange zest in the crust carries through in a subtle way (not so the mint however) while the balsamic caramelized onions + goat cheese + beets are really a lovely combo! I feel like I'm eating a root veggie version of a pissaladière. It will be a nice addition to dinner, especially with a glass of cold white wine!

Beet tart in the oven

Well, this is a complete invention, but I have to say that it looks delightful. I made a whole-wheat olive oil crust infused with orange zest and chopped mint. Into that I put a mixture of crumbled Bûcheron and regular goat cheese; atop that I put onions that I'd caramelized in olive oil, salt, pepper and some reduced balsamic vinegar. Then I shredded a few leaves of mint on all that and topped things off with the beets I'd roasted yesterday, now slivered into 1/4" thick rounds. It's quite pretty- hope it tastes good!