This Italian-inspired Polenta with Pesto and Roasted Tomatoes is the ultimate answer to lunch or light dinner. Creamy and cheesy polenta topped with oven-roasted tomatoes and homemade green pesto. Finish it off with a sprinkle of crumbled feta cheese and freshly cracked black pepper for extra flavor. Yum!
Start out by roasting the cherry tomatoes with olive oil until they burst. Meanwhile, toast the walnuts and make the green pesto in a food processor. Next, make a batch of quick-cooking polenta and stir in the feta cheese. Make sure to pour the polenta into the saucepan in a thin stream, whisking constantly as you go. Once the polenta is cooked, spoon the polenta onto plates, swirl with green pesto, and top with roasted cherry tomatoes. Sprinkle with more feta cheese, and enjoy!
To make the Polenta with Pesto and Roasted Tomatoes, you will need the following ingredients:
Preheat the oven to 360 °F.
On a lined with parchment paper baking sheet, place the cherry tomatoes and drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil.
Roast the tomatoes for about 10-15 minutes.
Meanwhile, toast ¼ cup walnuts in a dry skillet until golden. Set aside to cool.
In a food processor, combine 1 cup chopped parsley, 1 cup chopped basil, 1 crushed garlic clove, 2 tablespoons olive oil. Blend until smooth and season with salt and black pepper to taste.
In a saucepan, bring ½ cup whole milk and 2 ⅓ cups vegetable broth to a boil.
Gradually pour in ⅔ cup polenta, whisking constantly, let simmer for about 2 minutes.
Stir in ¼ cup crumbled feta cheese. Season with salt to taste.
To serve, divide the polenta among serving bowls and top with green pesto, roasted tomatoes and more feta.
Make this simple Polenta with Pesto and Roasted Tomatoes, and enjoy a bowl of summer comfort food. Paired with homemade pesto, burst cherry tomatoes, and feta, this creamy dish is the perfect weeknight dinner. If you try this recipe, let us know! Snap a photo and don’t forget to tag #cookmerecipes on Instagram so we can see it.
Simply the best!
Superb! My kids gobbled this up! We had it for lunch on a sunny day, and the roasted tomatoes were a hit. So simple to make, I felt like an Italian chef! This will be a regular in our house for sure!
Sencillo y delicioso. Prepare este plato cuando tuvimos a unos amigos en casa y todos amaron la combinación de sabores. Definitivamente lo haré de nuevo para la próxima reunión familiar. Comparto este recetario para que todos lo prueben!
Delicious! Made it for my friend's dinner, and everyone loved it!
I made this polenta dish for my family last weekend and it was a hit! The flavors of the pesto and roasted tomatoes really bring it to life. It was so simple and quick to prepare, making it perfect for a busy evening with the kids. Thank you for such a lovely recipe!
Superb! Made this for a cozy dinner. The creamy polenta and fresh pesto tasted amazing together. It was easy and look at how vibrant those roasted tomatoes are! Can't believe how good it was!
So easy! Made this for my husband's birthday and he loved it! The roasted tomatoes were bursting with flavor, and the homemade pesto was a hit. Will definetly be making again!
So easy, delicious! I whipped this up for a quick dinner after work. It was the perfect comfort meal. The bursting tomatoes and tangy pesto made me smile. Definitely a recipe I’ll be making again!
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