Roasted Beet Nachos

The Fourth of July is usually filled with great BBQ eats: hot dogs, hamburgers, corn on the cob, macaroni salad are the go to eats.

But I like to mix it up every year with something a little different. Sure all the favorites are there, but I like to throw in something that makes people say “oh, what’s that?” but in a good way.

This year, I thought I would try a patriotic spin on a Ball Park favorite: the nacho. Guess you could say I’m going off the “beet”en path a little with these Beet and Goat Cheese Nachos.

Certainly not what you would be thinking when you think 4^th of July food, but festive all the same. Blue Tortilla Chips, Red Roasted Beets, and White Goat Cheese…about as patriotic as you can get.

I know what you’re thinking…beets? Yes, beets. I went a good portion of my life thinking I hated beets. And I do. I hate canned beets. But that was the only kind I had ever had until I went to dinner at someone’s house and ate a salad. There was a red vegetable looking thing. I ate it and asked what it was. I argued with her for quite some time that what I just ate was not a beet and she argued back that it most certainly was. She was right.

Except it was like no beet I had ever had. Roasting vegetables does something wonderful to them. You can actually buy them at some specialty stores but I used this recipe for Roasted Beets. If you are a grill master who loves to grill veggies, beets also work well on the grill. Just make sure the beets are large enough to stay between the grill slats…trust me, I learned from experience.

So why not take a chance and add a little something different this Independence Day…the vegetarian at your party will extra love you for it!