
Serves: 8
Ingredients
- 250 g polenta instant
- 100 g cheddar cheese
- 1 litre vegetable stock or chicken stock
- 1 bay leaves
- 1 tablespoon rosemary dried or fresh
- salt & pepper to taste
Ingredients for Tapenade:
- 1.5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 cup green olives
- 1 tablespoon baby capers optional
- 1 clove garlic minced
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200ºC fan forced and bring stock to the boil with bay leaf and rosemary.
- Remove bay leaf and rosemary.
- Gradually rain polenta into boiling stock in a steady stream, whisking fast as it goes in.
- Keep whisking rapidly until polenta starts to thicken.
- Remove from heat and mix through cheese.
- Season to taste.
- Press polenta into a non stick tray, cover with film and fridge set for 10-15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, make the tapenade in a blender with 1 tbsp olive oil, olives, capers, garlic and 2 tbsp water. Blitz to a well combined paste.
- Once polenta is firm and set, turn out onto a chopping board and cut into thick, baton chips
- Brush with remaining olive oil, place on a lined baking tray and bake for 20 minutes, until golden.
- Mix additional rosemary with salt flakes. Sprinkle over chips and serve with tapenade.
Nutrition Facts
Polenta Chips with Green Olive Tapenade
Amount Per Serving
Calories 216
Calories from Fat 90
% Daily Value*
Fat 10g15%
Saturated Fat 3g19%
Cholesterol 13mg4%
Sodium 369mg16%
Potassium 62mg2%
Carbohydrates 26g9%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 6g12%
Vitamin A 266IU5%
Vitamin B3 1mg5%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Vitamin K 2µg2%
Calcium 102mg10%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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