Polenta with vegetable-cheese crust

AUTHOR
Rachel Vazquez
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
3.7 19
COOK TIME
75 mins
TOTAL TIME
75 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 1 Onion
  • 3 TABLESPOONS Olive oil
  • 1 TABLESPOON dried thyme
  • 3/4 l Vegetable broth (instant)
  • 240 g Polenta (corn semolina)
  • 2-3 Garlic cloves
  • 1 red pepper
  • 100 g Spring onions
  • 2 Tomatoes
  • 400 g Courgette
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 7-10 Tbsp white pepper
  • 1 pinch Sweet peppers
  • 7-10 Tbsp ground cumin
  • 100 g Gouda cheese
  • 7-10 Tbsp Grease
  • 7-10 Tbsp Mint leaves

Directions

  1. 1

    Peel onion and chop very finely. Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a saucepan, fry the onion and thyme in it. Deglaze with broth, bring to the boil and stir in polenta. Simmer at medium heat stirring constantly for about 3 minutes.

  2. 2

    Turn off the heat and let the polenta swell for about 10 minutes. Then spread into a greased ovenproof dish and let it cool down. In the meantime, peel and finely chop the garlic. Clean, wash and dice the peppers.

  3. 3

    Clean, wash and cut the spring onions into rings. Wash, clean, quarter, seed and dice the tomatoes. Zucchini wash, clean and cut into fine sticks. Heat the remaining oil in a large frying pan.

  4. 4

    Fry the garlic, spring onions, bell peppers and courgette for about 3 minutes, turning them over. Add tomatoes and steam for another minute. Season with salt, pepper, paprika and cumin. Remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly.

  5. 5

    Meanwhile grate the cheese. Fold the cheese into the vegetables and spread evenly on the polenta mass. Bake in the preheated oven (electric cooker: 200 °C/ gas: level 3) for 20-25 minutes. Serve garnished with mint to taste.