Roasted Beet slices

Ingredients:

Small or medium beets, scrubbed and sliced
Extra-virgin olive-oil
Salt & pepper (optional:  thyme)

1. Preheat oven to 450°F.   
   
2. Cut tops and bottoms off beets and slice into rounds. 
   
3. Toss with olive oil, salt, pepper and thyme if desired. 
   
4. Spread beets in single layer on baking sheet. 
   
5. Roast until beets are soft and slightly shrunken, (approx. 25 min.) turning halfway through.