BEETS:

• 6 beets
• 1 cup beet juice
• 3 tbsp. butter
• 1⁄4 lb. goat cheese
• Saltverk Licorice Salt

Cut the root off the beets. Place beets in a baking pan and sprinkle them with licorice salt. Seal the baking pan with tinfoil. Bake beets at 355°F for 3 hours or until thoroughly baked. Peel the beets and cut into pieces of a size of your choice. Boil down the beet juice by half. Add the baked beets and mix in the cold butter.

Serve with goat cheese. Optional: smoke the goat cheese with apple wood to add a delicious smoky flavor.

Serves: 4