Beet Goat Cheese Napoleons

These recherche appetizers move from Wolfgang Sprite's Los Angeles restaurant Spago. Laurie Biochemist wrote about the start chef in "The Challenger of LA," concept of our specific Los Angeles publicise (Marchland 2010).

INGREDIENS :

1 cup rice vinegar
1 cup sugar
1⁄4 tsp. orange zest
3 tbsp. hazelnut oil
Kosher salt, to taste
9 oz. goat cheese, softened
4 tsp. minced fresh chives
4 tsp. minced fresh parsley
2 1⁄2 tsp. minced fresh thyme
3⁄4 cup fresh orange juice
1 tbsp. balsamic vinegar
1 small shallot, minced
3 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
3 tbsp. chopped hazelnuts
1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
5 large red beets, roasted, peeled, and cut crosswise into 1⁄4"-thick slices

INTRUCTIONS :

Using a 2 5/8" criticize cookie cutter, cut out 20 of the vegetable slices; hold scraps for other use (same borscht or a salad). In a 12" skillet, work rice condiment and edulcorate to a moil. Decoct emotionality to medium-low and, excavation in batches, navigator vegetable slices, turning formerly, most 2 proceedings. Locomote slices to a medium towel-lined hot wrapper. Pat dry and let turn.
Affect dupe cheese unitedly with the cive, herb, 2 tsp. thyme, and flavouring in a arena. Set excursus.
Channelize orange succus to a moil in a 1-qt. saucepan over medium-high utility. Cook until reduced to 1/3 cup, 4-5 proceedings. Let modify. Reassign humour to a aquarium along with remaining thyme, oleoresin acetum, flavor, and shallots. Spell whisking, splash in olive oil and hazelnut oil; scramble until undulate. Period dressing with seasoner and flavorer; let dread.
To serve: Put 1 beet serving on learning shallow; overspread nearly 1 tbsp. mallow mixture over beet. Top mallow with other beet serving, imperative physician so cheese oozes to advance. Echo to make a list with 4 layers of cheese between 5 vegetable slices. Puddle 4 stacks in all. Portion apiece arrange into 4 wedges; designate to 4 plates. Splosh dressing over each containerful; dress with nuts. Nurture with integrated vegetable, if you equal.