Creamy and Citrusy Beet Lasagna

Beets are the root chakra activators; they keep us connected with Mother Earth. They also stimulate heart chakra and help open ones heart.  Beets help heal old wounds from the past

Beets were sacred to the Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite.  Romans used beets as an aphrodisiac. 

Beets are powerful activators and cleansers of blood and liver.  If blood is clean we think clearly and we have common sense.  They are amazing cancer fighters.  Beetroot was used in ancient times to cure fever, digestive disorders and constipation.

Delicious slices of roasted red and golden beets sandwiching creamy goat cheese, crushed walnuts, razor-thinly sliced shallots, topped with crisp micro greens and drizzled with blood orange balsamic vinaigrette. It looks beautiful, tastes better, and is easy as can be. And the new lens rocked it out.

(serves 2-4)

You’ll need:

2-3 medium sized red beets

2-3 medium sized golden beets

1/2 cup of walnuts

1 small container of micro greens

small package of goat cheese (about 6 oz)

one shallot, sliced thin

1/2 blood orange, sliced, for garnish

Blood orange balsamic vinaigrette dressing

1/2 blood orange

1 teaspoon honey

1 tablespoon balsamic or balsamic reduction

1/2 cup high-quality extra virgin olive oil

salt and pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 375 degrees scrub beets and remove greens. Place on a sheet of tin foil and drizzle generously with olive oil, then cover with another sheet and fold the edges in to create a foil packet. Put in the oven and cook for about an hour, or until beets are tender and the skin easily slides off when scraped with the side of a fork.

Meanwhile, blend all the ingredients for the dressing and refrigerate. Prep other ingredients by slicing shallots, crushing walnuts and peeling and slicing blood orange half for garnish.

When beets are finished roasting remove from oven and *carefully* open the foil packet. Let the beets cool slightly and scrape the skin off with a fork.