Red and Yellow Beetroot Tart with Brie

I do love the versatility of the beetroot - from home-made beetroot granola to sweet homely cakes and bakes to vegan spreads and seitan 'steaks'. To world-wide inspired curries to wobbly jelly and simple, but colourful robust tarts - like this one. 

As you can see, I have used two different beetroots in this tart.  A Golden Beetroot and the traditional crimson-red. 

 I sliced the beetroot, then doused it generously with some good olive oil and good balsamic vinegar and allowed it to roast until it was tender.  I must emphasize the importance of good olive oil and good balsamic vinegar here, its essential as these two ingredients make the beetroot the star of the dish, without them, although aesthetically pleasing, the flavour  would just be too earthy. 

Strawberry, Caramelised Red Onion, Thyme and Brie Tart

One of my absolute favourite Toasted Panini combinations is cranberry. brie cheese and rocket.  I had often thought about doing a version with strawberries but shyed away from trying it, as strawberries do not necessarily have the same sharp tartness of cranberries.  However, with strawberries still growing in my garden, I decided to take the plunge and experiment, but not crushed in a Panini.  I decided to go all out and make a sweet savoury tart from scratch, yes including the short crust pastry.