Roasted Beet and Feta Gratin with Fresh Mint

Ingredients

• 7.5 inch diameter beets red trimmed scrubbed
• 0.5 cup feta cheese crumbled
• 1  garlic clove peeled smashed (for dish)
• 0.8 cup heavy whipping cream 
• 2  mint sprigs plus 1 1/ tablespoons mint fresh chopped (for garnish)

Equipment

• oven
• baking pan
• aluminum foil

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Place beets in smallbaking dish.
3. Add enough water to reachdepth of 1/4 inch.
4. Sprinkle lightly with saltand pepper. Cover tightly with foil.
5. Bakeuntil beets are tender, about 50 minutes.Uncover carefully (steam will be released)and cool. Peel beets; cut into 1/4-inch-thickslices. DO AHEAD: Can be made 2 days ahead.Cover and chill.
6. Preheat oven to 425°F. Bring cream,mint sprigs, and garlic to boil in heavy smallsaucepan.
7. Remove from heat, cover, and letsteep 15 minutes.
8. Meanwhile, lightly butter 1 1/2-quartgratin dish or other shallow baking dish.Arrange sliced beets in even layers in dish,sprinkling each layer lightly with salt.Strain cream mixture over beets indish.
9. Sprinkle feta over.
10. Bake until cream isbubbling at edges and feta is browned inspots, about 20 minutes.
11. Sprinkle pepperand chopped mint over.
12. Let stand 5 minutesbefore serving.