MENU

Polenta Squares with Gorgonzola - Crostoni al Gorgonzola Recipe

Touch Hearts to Rate
2 votes | 1880 views

Fried polenta is a great treat, a snacking food of the sort one can go to a friggitoria and buy a cone of -- the frier takes a sheet of yellow butcher's paper, rolls it into a cone, and fills it with squares of polenta. But polenta is also a nice accompaniment to other fried foods at table, and is a perfect base for toppings of various kinds, at which point the squares become crostini, and are excellent antipasti or party foods. Here they're topped with Gorgonzola.

Source:About.com

Prep time:
Cook time:
Servings: 4
Tags:

Ingredients

Cost per serving $2.99 view details
  • 12 1 1/2 by 3-inch finger-thick slices firm polenta (a store-bought polenta brick will be fine)
  • 1/2 pound Gorgonzola, ideally the sharper variety
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  • Oil for frying

Directions

  1. Heat the oil in a large pot and fry the polenta slices a few at a time until golden and quite crunchy.
  2. Drain them well on absorbent paper.
  3. While the polenta is frying, beat the butter and Gorgonzola together until the mixture is creamy and homogenous.
  4. Spread the fried slices with the Gorgonzola mixture, drain the oil from the pot, and arrange the slices of polenta in the pot.
  5. Return the pot to the fire, reducing the flame to a minimum, cover, and heat until the topping has begun to melt. Serve at once.
How good does this recipe look to you?
Touch Hearts to Rate

Add Recipe to

Add the recipe to which day?
« Today - Apr 04 »
Today - Apr 04
April 5 - 11
April 12 - 18
April 19 - 25
Please select a day
or Cancel
Loading... Adding to Planner

Nutrition Facts

Amount Per Serving %DV
Serving Size 85g
Recipe makes 4 servings
Calories 404  
Calories from Fat 346 86%
Total Fat 39.31g 49%
Saturated Fat 25.16g 101%
Trans Fat 0.0g  
Cholesterol 104mg 35%
Sodium 794mg 33%
Potassium 152mg 4%
Total Carbs 1.34g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0.0g 0%
Sugars 0.3g 0%
Protein 12.37g 20%

Languages

Comments

Leave a review or comment