Grilled Polenta Rounds With Avocado Salsa
"I found this recipe in the Australian Woman's Day magazine. I made them as an appetiser for a dinner party and they were well received. They are quick and easy to make and can be prepared well before guests arrive. I added a whole avocado into the salsa because I love it. The only other change I would consider would be to use tomato in place of some or all of the capsicum in the salsa. I like capsicum, just not as a main ingredient! Cooking time includes the 3 hours chilling time."
- Ready In:
- 3hrs 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
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18 rounds
- Serves:
- 4-6
ingredients
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup polenta
- 1⁄2 cup parmesan cheese, finely grated
- 1⁄2 red capsicum, seeded and finely chopped
- 1⁄2 yellow pepper, seeded and finely chopped
- 1⁄2 avocado, stone removed, peeled, finely chopped
- 1⁄4 cup fresh coriander, finely chopped
- 2 limes, juice of
directions
- Lightly grease and line an 18 x 28cm slice pan with baking paper.
- In a large saucepan, bring stock and water to boil. Gradually add polenta, stirring constantly. Reduce heat and cook, stirring 5-10 minutes until polenta thickens.
- Stir in cheese and season to taste.
- Spoon the polenta mixture into prepared pan, smoothing top. Cool, then chill for 3 hours or overnight.
- Once chilled, transfer polenta to a board. Using a 5cm round cutter, cut into 18 rounds.
- Preheat char-grill or barbecue on high. Grease lightly with oil. Char-grill rounds for 3-4 minutes each side, until polenta is crisp and browned.
- Meanwhile, to make the salsa, combine all the remaining ingredients in a medium bowl and season to taste.
- Serve polenta topped with avocado salsa.
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Reviews
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Yummmmmmmm! We were lucky enough to be invited to the dinner party that Sazza mentions ;) and we all really enjoyed this yummy recipe. I'm also glad that Sazza has posted the recipe here as I can't wait to try the salsa on toast for breakfast or even melba toast as quick nibblies with a nice New Zealand white. A really fresh, tasty, summertime recipe that I recommend to all. Thanks for a great dinner Sazza! :)
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Welcome to my 'about me' page. I live on the Gold Coast in Australia with my husband, two dogs and our bird. Since we bought our house over two years ago I have developed a taste for cooking and love this website! I spend countless hours on here saving and printing recipes I plan to try out when I find the time (and get a new kitchen!).
Apart from cooking, I enjoy spending time with my husband and two dogs. We have a staffy and a staffy crossed with Alaskan Malamut. I love taking them out for a walk and a run on the beach. They have so much energy and can spend hours chasing after a ball and swimming. But both also love nothing more than cuddling up next to us and getting a scratch behind the ears or on the belly.
My favourite cookbook is my maternal grandma's cookbook that she recently gave me. Her younger brother made the book for her when he was young and it has been sticky-taped and stuck together so many times in the last 60 or more years. But I love going through it and reading all the recipes she has written and stuck in there. I love making her recipe for date slice. She used to make it every Saturday and my brother and I used to try and help her and clean out the bowl when she'd finished.
My other favourite recipe to cook is my late paternal grandmother's recipe for apple shortcake. I've been making it since I was about 12 years old and I know the recipe off by heart. I've finally started to master rolling out the pastry so it comes out thin and crispy.
