Polenta Half-Moons with Whipped Goat Cheese

Name: Polenta Half-Moons with Whipped Goat Cheese
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 3 Tbsps chopped fresh basil; 113 grams goat cheese, at room temperature; 3 Tbsps heavy cream, at room temperature; 0 teaspoons kosher salt; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 2 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 2 Tbsps finely grated Parmesan; 59 milliliters pine nuts, toasted; 237 milliliters instant polenta

Polenta Half-Moons with Whipped Goat Cheese is a gluten free side dish. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 195 calories, 6g of protein, and 12g of fat. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 10 minutes. If you have parmesan, basil, instant polenta, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

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Cook's Note: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Arrange the pine nuts in a single layer on a baking sheet.

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Pine Nuts

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Bake until lightly toasted, 6-8 minutes. Cool completely before using.

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Oven

For the polenta: Preheat the broiler. Bring 3 cups water and the salt to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir in the polenta and continue to stir until the polenta is thick, 5 to 8 minutes.

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Polenta

Water

Salt

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Broiler

Transfer the polenta to a sheet of parchment paper.

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Polenta

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Roll the polenta into a 2 1/2-diameter log. Refrigerate until cool, 30 minutes.

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Polenta

Roll

Spray a heavy baking sheet with vegetable oil cooking spray. Slice the polenta into 1/8-inch-thick slices.

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Vegetable Oil Cooking Spray

Polenta

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Baking Sheet

Cut each slice of polenta in half to make half-moon shapes and arrange in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet.

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Polenta

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Baking Sheet

Brush with the olive oil and sprinkle with the Parmesan. Broil until the cheese is golden, 6 to 7 minutes. Set aside to cool for 10 minutes.

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Olive Oil

Parmesan

Cheese

For the goat cheese: Beat the goat cheese, cream, basil, salt and pepper in a medium bowl using an electric hand mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, 1 minute. Stir in the pine nuts.

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Salt And Pepper