Garlic Tomato Polenta Cakes

Name: Garlic Tomato Polenta Cakes
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 large tomatoes (1 large hothouse tomato works for me) or 2 small tomatoes, thinly sliced into discs (1 large hothouse tomato works for me); 1 head garlic, minced; 1 tablespoon butter; 3 cups water; 1 cup polenta; salt; olive oil; cracked black pepper

Submitted by Greeny4444

"This is a nice side dish. It can even be made to go under seared scallops or roasted vegetables."

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Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 8
Serves:: 4

ingredients

1 large tomatoes (1 large hothouse tomato works for me) or 2 small tomatoes, thinly sliced into discs (1 large hothouse tomato works for me)
1 head garlic, minced
1 tablespoon butter
3 cups water
1 cup polenta
salt
olive oil
cracked black pepper

directions

Sprinkle the tomato slices with salt and place between a layer of paper towels to extract excess moisture.
In a saucepan, sauté the garlic in the butter, until soft.
Add water, bring to a boil and slowly pour in dry polenta, a dash of salt, and cook, stirring often with a wooden spoon.
After about 15 minutes, when it’s nice and thick, pour the polenta onto a pan lined with parchment paper.
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
Spread evenly, arrange tomatoes on top, brush lightly with olive oil and season with cracked black pepper.
Place in the oven for 10 minutes to intensify the tomato flavor.
Remove to cool until lukewarm.
Cut out round discs (using the top of a glass) or squares (with a knife), just larger than the food you are topping the polenta with.
Can be served warm or cold (I prefer warm).

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Greeny4444

Broomfield, Colorado

I am an active lady, and I am not the top chef in the world, but I can hold my own. I love making things that remind me of when I was little, I love trying out new recipes, and I love learning new things to cook. Most of the recipes I post are recipes I loved that I found online, but that I have tweaked just a bit. I do have some family recipes on here too. I love to bake, probably more than anything else in the kitchen. I love to bike ride. I like to read, travel, kayak (I've only been twice, but I loved it), hike, camp, basically any outdoorsy/active stuff.?

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