Saturday, May 15, 2010

Polenta with Roasted Tomatoes (vegan)

5.13.2010 Polenta

To Roast Tomatoes:
Cut tomatoes of your choice in half, spray cookie sheet with cooking oil, put tomatoes cut side up on sheet, spray with cooking oil, sprinkle tomatoes with pepper, oregano, garlic powder, and onion powder ... put in a 425 degree fahrenheit oven for about 25-35 minutes.

To make Polenta:
I buy Bob's Red Mill brand "Organic Polenta Corn Grits" ... Boil 6 cups water with about 1 teaspoon salt. Gradually stir in 2 cups of the polenta ... Reduce the heat and simmer gently, stirring frequently, until mixture begins to get thick. I like to throw in some Italian spices ... red pepper flake, basil ... etc. Once mixture has thickened (about 15 minutes) shut off heat and pour into bowl to allow to cool.
(While the polenta is cooling, I like to carmelize some onions in a little olive oil and saute some black olives and garlic to mix into the polenta when serving it.)

Throw roasted tomatoes on top of polenta with some fresh chopped Italian flat-leaf parsley.
Enjoy!

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