Roasted Beets with Whipped Lemon Garlic Cream Cheese and Salsa Verde | culture: the word on cheese

Ingredients

• 4 medium-size beets (scrubbed clean)
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
• 8 ounces cream cheese (softened)
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 clove garlic (grated with a microplane)
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 1 tablespoon capers (drained)
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 small shallot (minced)
• 1 clove garlic (grated with a microplane Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste)