Nancy’s Recipes

Side Dishes

Cottage Cheese with Roasted Beets

Featured Product: Nancy’s Organic Whole Milk Cottage Cheese

 

Ingredients

  • 6 Large Golden Beets, washed and trimmed
  • 3 Tbsp. Olive Oil, divided
  • Salt and Pepper, to taste
  • 2 tsp. Balsamic Vinegar
  • ½ tsp. Dijon Mustard
  • Cracked Black Pepper
  • 16 oz. Nancy’s Organic Whole Milk Cottage Cheese
  • Pea Shoots or Watercress

 

Directions

    1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and prepare a baking sheet with foil or parchment paper.
    2. Toss the prepared beets with 1 Tbsp. olive oil. Season with salt and pepper.
    3. Wrap each beet in aluminum foil and place on the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 1-1.5 hours, until softened. Transfer to a rack for 5 minutes, until cool enough to handle.
    4. Meanwhile, whisk together the remaining olive oil, balsamic vinegar and Dijon mustard until emulsified. Set aside.
    5. Using a paring knife, peel and quarter the beets. Toss with dressing.
    6. Serve the dressed beets over cottage cheese with pea shoots or watercress. Finish with fresh cracked pepper.