GRILLED POLENTA

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Grilled polenta makes a great side dish if you're grilling meat or fish; it's also a perfect solution for vegetarians at your barbecue. Squares of polenta are best if they're thick, so the basic polenta recipe is increased by half and the polenta is cooked for a longer time.

Provided by Martha Rose Shulman

Categories     side dish

Time 1h

Yield Serves six to eight

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 1/2 cups polenta
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter
Extra virgin olive oil for grilling

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Combine the polenta, 1 1/2 quarts water and salt in a 2-quart baking dish, and stir together. Place the baking dish on top of a sheet pan (so that if water sloshes when you put it in the oven, it will just go onto the sheet pan), and place in the oven. Bake one hour. Remove from the oven, stir in the butter and return to the oven for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven, and stir again. Return to the oven for 10 to 20 minutes, until stiff. Remove from the oven and allow to cool, then chill for one hour or more.
  • Prepare a medium grill or heat an electric griddle on medium. Cut the polenta into squares, and brush the squares on both sides with olive oil. Place on the grill or griddle. When grill marks appear or when nicely browned, usually in about two to three minutes, turn and brown the other side. Serve hot.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 132, UnsaturatedFat 1 gram, Carbohydrate 23 grams, Fat 3 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 2 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 76 milligrams, Sugar 0 grams, TransFat 0 grams

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