Recipe: Polenta 'pizza'
Polenta is such a cheap and versatile grain... [sweet](chocpolenta) or [savoury](porkandpolenta) In this recipe we transform it into the base of a pizza-style dish. Start-to-finish the dish is prepared in less than half an hour and is just as good cold th
Ingredients
- 400 ml vegetable stock
- 100 g polenta grain
- 1 handful(s) Parmesan, grated
- 1/2 red onion, peeled and sliced
- 12 sun-blushed tomatoes
- 8 small mozzarella balls, halved
- 6 slice(s) salami sausage
- 2 basil leaves
Step 1
Preheat Oven
Preheat the oven to 220°C.
Step 2
Make Polenta Base Mix
Heat the vegetable stock up in a saucepan until it is boiling. Tip in the polenta and keep stirring until it becomes the consistency of mashed potato. dump in the Parmesan cheese and stir to melt.
Step 3
Add Polenta To Tin
Line a cake tin with baking paper before tipping the cooked polenta in. Spread evenly to the edges.
Step 4
Add Toppings And Bake
Scatter the onion, sun-blushed tomatoes, mozzarella and salami over the base making sure it is all well distributed. Bake in the oven for 6-8 minutes until the cheese of top has turned golden
Step 5
Serve
Serve by lifting the baking paper from the tin and transferring it to a chopping board to portion then accompany with salad. Feeds 2 as a main meal or 4 as light lunch
