Polenta With Roasted Tomatoes And Goat Cheese Recipes

BAKED POLENTA WITH FRESH TOMATOES AND PARMESAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Grease an 8x8 inch baking dish.
• Place the water, milk, and butter in a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Add the polenta and stir with a wooden spoon until thickened, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in 1 cup Parmesan cheese and 2 chopped basil leaves; season with salt and pepper to taste. Transfer the polenta to the prepared baking dish and arrange the remaining chilled pieces of butter over the top.
• Bake the polenta in the preheated oven until bubbly and beginning to brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from the oven.
• Decoratively arrange the slices of tomato over the top of the polenta, spread the remaining basil leaves over the tomatoes, and sprinkle with 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese.
• Return to the oven and bake until the tomatoes are warm and the Parmesan cheese is bubbly, 5 to 10 minutes.

POLENTA WITH GOAT CHEESE AND ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Bring the stock to a boil in a large, heavy saucepan over high heat. Whisk in the polenta in a steady stream, then decrease the heat to medium. Cook, stirring with a wooden spoon, more constantly than you would think possible, until the polenta begins to thicken, approximately 10 minutes. (Keep stirring; otherwise the polenta will boil up and may splatter on your hand.)
• Add the cheese and rosemary and stir for approximately 2 minutes. Stir in the butter, season with salt and pepper to taste and serve. It keeps well on the stove, though it thickens as it rests. If cooking before the chops are done, which is a smart idea, either remove from the heat at a thinner consistency or add a little more stock later.

ROASTED TOMATOES AND GOAT CHEESE POLENTA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400ºF. Put tomatoes and 1-2 TB olive oil in a pan and stir to coat. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook for 45-55 minutes or until tomatoes are slightly brown around the edges and all wrinkly (yum!)
• While those cook, bring milk and water to a gentle boil in a sauce pan. Whisk in cornmeal (if you are awesome and can keep it from forming lumps, congratulations. If not, run it through the blender or food processor, or stick your immersion blender in so it's all smooth and lovely). Reduce heat to medium low and cook, stirring occasionally, until it starts to thicken, about ten minutes. Add corn kernels and let cook another two or three minutes. Stir in butter and goat cheese, and season with salt and pepper to taste. Top with roasted tomatoes.
• Serve immediately.

POLENTA WITH ROASTED TOMATOES AND GOAT CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375. Grease a large baking sheet with a little of the olive oil.
• Place tomatoes in pan cut side down and drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast until they start to char and shrivel (no need to turn over), 40-50min. Let cool on the pan a bit.
• For the Polenta: Boil the milk and water together.
• Whisk in the cornmeal and salt. Turn down the heat and stir constantly until the polenta is suspended in the water and no longer settles to the bottom of the pot. It's done in about 15 minutes (still stirring often), but is supposedly even better if you cook it for about an hour - I wouldn't know, I'm always too impatient :).
• Take of the stove and stir in the butter or olive oil and 1/2 cup parmesan cheese.
• Place a mound of polenta in the center of each plate. Top with goat cheese, roasted tomato, basil and pine nuts.

GOAT CHEESE POLENTA

Steps:

• Combine the grits, chicken broth and garlic in a large saucepan with a tight fitting lid.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring frequently.
• Reduce heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the goat cheese and sun dried tomatoes.
• Continue stirring until the cheese has melted and all ingredients are well mixed.
• Grease a 9X13 inch cooking pan and spoon the mixture into the dish and press with wet hands to spread evenly.
• Can be served room temperature or chilled.
• For entree size serving, cut into 6 pieces.
• For an appetizer, cut into smaller squares.

BAKED POLENTA WITH SICILIAN PEPERONATA AND OLIVES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500°F. Spray baking sheet with nonstick spray. Brush both sides of polenta slices with 1 tablespoon olive oil and arrange on prepared sheet. Bake until polenta is crusty, turning over after 7 minutes, about 14 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and sauté 3 minutes. Add tomatoes and vinegar and cook until tomatoes soften, about 3 minutes. Add roasted peppers, olives and basil and simmer 2 minutes. Season sauce with salt and pepper.
• Arrange polenta on plates. Spoon sauce over and serve.

POLENTA TART WITH GOAT CHEESE, ARUGULA AND ROASTED CAMPARI TOMATOES RECIPE - (4.6/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven 400 degrees. Bring vegetable broth and water to boil. Slowly whisk in polenta and cook uncovered over medium heat for 5 minutes. Lightly spray 10 inch tart pan and pour polenta into the pan. Using a spoon or spatula spread polenta evenly to cover tart pan. Set aside to cool. Meanwhile, quarter tomatoes and place in a roasting pan. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt, pepper and basil. Roast tomatoes in 400 degree oven for 10-15 minutes. Top polenta with 8 ounces goat cheese and place in 400 degree oven for 10 minutes to melt the cheese. Top with arugula and roasted tomatoes.