Grilled polenta with melted cheese
1 cup instant polenta
1.5 cups water
1.5 cups milk (I used reduced fat, but you can use either full fat milk or water)
Olive oil spray
Your favourite cheese: mozzerella, blue cheese, camembert, good ol' tasty cheese! (but never, ever use Kraft singles)
Fresh herbs: basil, thyme
- Spray a 24 x 16 cm dish with oil
- Bring milk and water to a gentle boil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add polenta gradually, whisking constantly. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until thick (I love watching polenta bubble up! Like lava bubbling away). Season with salt and pepper. Spoon the mixture into prepared dish and smooth out with a spatula. Refrigerate for about an hour or until firm.
- Cut into squares/triangles/fingers, and cook the bottom in a fry pan until golden.
- Top with herbs and cheese, and place under a grill until bubbly and golden. Alternatively, you can make them into little polenta and cheese sandwiches, layered with polenta/cheese/herbs/polenta, and grill the whole lot until warm and the cheese has melted through.
4 comments:
I'm wishing I had polenta in then fridge right now...This looks so yummy!
Wandered here by way of the American magazine, mental_floss's blog... We're veggie-loving Americans living in Scotland; D's a PhD. student in Glasgow, and I'm along for the ride. Nice to meet ya, and the polenta looks amazing. Yum.
This looks soooooo good! Definitely going to give it a try - thanks for the recipe.
mmmm, I really like the sound of that. Great comfort food for cooler days.
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