Mozzarella Polenta With Roasted Vegetable Salsa Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a sheet pan or a baking dish with parchment or foil. Toss vegetables with the olive oil and salt and pepper to taste. Add fresh herbs if using. Spread vegetables in an even layer.
• Combine polenta, water, and salt in a 2-quart baking dish and stir together. Place polenta and vegetables in the oven. If you can't fit both pans on the same (middle) rack, place vegetables on a lower rack. Roast vegetables for 30 to 40 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes or until soft and beginning to caramelize. Remove from the oven.
• If serving this with marinara sauce, make the sauce while the vegetables and polenta are in the oven.
• Continue to bake the polenta until it has been in the oven for 40 to 45 minutes and has absorbed the water. Remove from oven and stir in butter. Use a fork or a spatula to stir the polenta well, and return to oven for 5 to 10 more minutes. Remove from oven and stir again. Carefully taste a little bit of the polenta; if it is not completely soft, return to the oven for 5 to 10 more minutes.
• Remove polenta from oven and stir in 1/3 cup grated Parmesan, if using. Immediately spoon polenta onto plates and make a depression in the middle. Ladle on some marinara sauce and top with a generous spoonful of roasted vegetables. Sprinkle on remaining Parmesan and serve.

Steps:

• Preheat the broiler. Line two baking sheets with aluminum foil. Lightly spray the foil with cooking spray.
• Cut the tomatoes in half crosswise. Cut the bell pepper in half lengthwise. Discard the ribs, seeds, and stem of the pepper. Flatten each half with your palm, pulling out any parts of the pepper that curve under. Set on one baking sheet. Cut the zucchini and summer squash in half lengthwise. Put all with the cut side up on the same baking sheet. Lightly spray all the vegetables with cooking spray.
• Broil about 4 inches from the heat for 5 minutes. Turn over. Broil for 3 minutes, or until lightly charred.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, stir together the remaining salsa ingredients except the parsley.
• Gently rinse the polenta under running water. Pat dry. Cut the polenta into 8 rounds and put on the second baking sheet. Set aside.
• Using a knife and fork, coarsely chop the broiled vegetables. Transfer to a medium bowl. Stir in the vinegar mixture and parsley. Cover with aluminum foil to keep warm.
• Broil the polenta for 3 minutes. Turn over. Broil for 2 minutes. Sprinkle with the mozzarella and broil for 1 minute, or until beginning to lightly brown. Arrange the polenta rounds on plates, spooning the salsa on and around each serving.
• Cook's Tip
• The salsa is also delicious served at room temperature. For peak flavor, wait until serving time to toss the vegetables with the vinegar mixture.
• Cook's Tip on Polenta
• Look for prepared polenta (basically cornmeal cooked with water) in plastic-wrapped cylinders in the produce department or with the pastas. In addition to plain polenta, you'll also discover everything from Mexican-inspired combinations to polenta flavored with exotic mushrooms.
• nutrition information
• (Per Serving)
• Calories: 182
• Total Fat: 4.5g
• Saturated: 1.0g
• Trans: 0.0g
• Polyunsaturated: 0.5g
• Monounsaturated: 2.0g
• Cholesterol: 8mg
• Sodium: 537mg
• Carbohydrates: 25g
• Fiber: 4g
• Sugars: 7g
• Protein: 10g
• Dietary Exchanges
• 1 Starch
• 2 Vegetable
• 1 Lean Meat

Steps:

• Combine milk and cornmeal in large saucepan. Whisk over high heat until mixture comes to boil. Reduce heat to medium; simmer until polenta thickens, whisking often, about 15 minutes. Add rosemary and cheeses; whisk until cheeses melt. Season with salt and pepper.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over high heat, combine milk and cornmeal, whisking until mixture boils.
• Reduce heat to medium and simmer, whisking frequently until mixture thickens, about 15 minutes.
• Add rosemary and cheeses.
• Whisk until cheese is melted.
• Season to taste.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• POLENTA:.
• cut up the polenta and put it in pot on the stove with the milk (or water) over medium to re-constitute into mush. The polenta should return to a mush-like consistency- you can use a potato masher to help it. Mix in a 1/2 cup of parmesan. Spread the polenta on a buttered 9x13 pan and bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
• VEGGIES:.
• Salt the eggplant on both sides and let sit for 20 minutes on paper towels, then wipe the salt off and cube the eggplant.
• Put the zucchini, mushrooms, onion and eggplant in a large bowl and mix with salt, pepper, oregano and olive oil.
• Place on a baking sheet and bake for 30 minutes or until the veggies are al dente.
• FINISHING.
• Drizzle the spaghetti sauce on top of the polenta.
• Spread the roasted veggies on top of the drizzled polenta.
• Sprinkle the parmesan and mozzarella on top of the veggies.
• Place under the broiler to melt the cheese- serve!