Name: Baked cheesy polenta with salsa
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 2 cup (500ml) chicken stock; 2 cup (500ml) water; 1 cup (170g) polenta; 1/2 cup (50g) pizza cheese; 100 gram feta cheese, crumbled; 2 medium avocados, peeled, chopped coarsely; 2/3 cup (100g) drained semi-dried tomatoes in oil, chopped coarsely; 1 lebanese cucumber, chopped coarsely; 1 small red capsicum, chopped coarsely; 1/3 cup coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 1/2 teaspoon dried chilli flakes; 1/4 cup (60ml) red wine vinegar; 1/4 cup (60ml) olive oil

Ingredients

2 cup (500ml) chicken stock

2 cup (500ml) water

1 cup (170g) polenta

1/2 cup (50g) pizza cheese

100 gram feta cheese, crumbled

2 medium avocados, peeled, chopped coarsely

2/3 cup (100g) drained semi-dried tomatoes in oil, chopped coarsely

1 lebanese cucumber, chopped coarsely

1 small red capsicum, chopped coarsely

1/3 cup coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

1/2 teaspoon dried chilli flakes

1/4 cup (60ml) red wine vinegar

1/4 cup (60ml) olive oil

Method

1.Grease 12-hole (1/3-cup/80ml) muffin pan.

2.Bring stock and the water to the boil in medium saucepan; gradually stir in polenta. Reduce heat; simmer, stirring, about 10 minutes or until polenta thickens. Stir in cheeses. Spoon polenta into muffin pan; smooth tops. Refrigerate 1 hour.

3.Preheat oven to 220°C (200°C fan-forced).

4.Bake polenta for 15 minutes. Gently turn polenta onto baking-paper-lined oven tray; bake about 5 minutes or until browned lightly.

5.Meanwhile, make salsa by combining remaining ingredients in medium bowl.

6.Serve warm polenta, top-side up, topped with salsa.

For a vegetarian option, use vegetable stock.
Note

Women's Weekly Food

Trusted by home cooks for 90 years, The Australian Women’s Weekly’s Test Kitchen and cookbooks hold a singular place in shaping home cooking within the Australian culinary landscape. Today, the AWW Test Kitchen in Sydney is a thriving hub for food content, connected to two bustling photographic studios where a talented team of Australia’s best recipe developers, art directors, editors and photographers create our world class food content. Our recipes are thoroughly tested and tasted and given the Test Kitchen tick of approval, guaranteeing you’ll get great results in your home kitchen.

Instagram Facebook

Ingredients

Method

Related stories

About your privacy