This Sweet Corn Polenta and Tomato Salad is your recipe for lunch, this weekend! Great if you’re having guests because this dish is tasty and filling and satisfies even the pickiest of eaters!
A delicious, freshly made, Spanish polenta with sweet corn and Parmesan cheese and topped with a tangy, vinegar, tomato, bell pepper and fresh herb salad. Everyone is going to love this one!
To make Sweet Corn Polenta and Tomato Salad, you will need the following ingredients:
In a large saucepan, bring water to a boil then reduce heat to low and gradually add cornmeal or polenta, stirring constantly to prevent clumping. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 50-60 minutes, until the polenta is creamy and reduced to about 4 cups.
Add corn, Parmesan cheese, butter, pepper and salt and continue cooking while stirring occasionally, for another 5 minutes, until the cheese is melted and the corn is tender.
Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Pour the cooked polenta mixture into the baking dish and cool for about 1 hour, until room temperature.
Cover the baking dish, loosely with plastic wrap and refrigerate for about 2 hours up to 1 full day, until firm.
Position a rack in the upper third of the oven and preheat the broiler to high. Place peppers, cut-side down, on a baking tray and broil, rotating once, for 4-6 minutes, until softened and lightly charred.
Transfer to a bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Allow to sit and steam for 10 minutes.
Using your fingers, rub off the blistered skin and discard. Roughly chop into pieces. Place in a medium-sized mixing bowl.
Add tomatoes and combine with 2 tablespoons oil, vinegar and salt.
Position a rack in the upper third of the oven and preheat the broiler to high. Cut the cooked polenta into 12 square slices and arrange on a baking sheet. Brush with remaining 1 tablespoon oil, on both sides.
Broil, turning once, for 3-5 minutes, until golden brown.
Serve polenta with tomato salad on a serving plate and garnish with fresh herbs.
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