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Polenta Bites with Blue Cheese, Tomatoes, and Pine Nuts

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Polenta Bites with Blue Cheese, Tomatoes, and Pine NutsScott Peterson

Little polenta "tarts" are filled with tomatoes, pine nuts, and blue cheese, then popped into the oven until the cheese melts.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 24

Ingredients

3 cups low-salt chicken broth
1 cup yellow cornmeal
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 ounces soft blue cheese (such as Saga blue), cut into 24 cubes
3 tablespoons thinly sliced green onion
2 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted
12 grape tomatoes, quartered lengthwise
2 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh basil

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Lightly butter 24 mini muffin cups (each about 1 3/4 inches in diameter with 1/2-inch-high sides).

    Step 2

    Bring broth to boil in medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium; gradually whisk in cornmeal. Cook until mixture is very thick, stirring constantly, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in Parmesan. Season with salt.

    Step 3

    Spoon 1 1/2 tablespoons hot polenta into each muffin cup. Using back of spoon, pack polenta firmly into cups. Using finger, make indentation in center of each polenta tart for filling. Chill until cold and set, about 3 hours. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; keep chilled.)

    Step 4

    Preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheet with foil. Using tip of knife, lift polenta tarts from pan. Transfer tarts, indented side up, to prepared baking sheet. Place 1 blue cheese cube in each indentation. Sprinkle green onion and pine nuts over cheese. Top each tart with 2 tomato quarters. Bake until cheese is melted and polenta is warmed through, about 5 minutes. Transfer tarts to platter; sprinkle with basil and serve.

TagsSavory Pie and TartPolentaRice & GrainsBlue CheeseCheeseDairyCherry TomatoTomatoVegetablePine NutNutStarterSnackDinnerGluten FreeOven BakeChristmasNew YearsBon Appétit
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