LEMONY POLENTA WITH ROASTED CAULIFLOWER, PINE NUTS, RAISINS & CAPERS

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This creamy lemon and ricotta polenta is easy to make for a quick dinner at home, but also fancy enough to serve if you're entertaining

Provided by Rukmini Iyer

Categories     Dinner

Time 45m

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 medium cauliflower, cut into small florets
2 garlic cloves, grated
2 tbsp olive oil
50g pine nuts
2 tsp capers, roughly chopped
10g flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
1 lemon, juiced (save the zest for the polenta)
30ml extra virgin olive oil
80g raisins
800ml vegetable stock
150g polenta
200g ricotta
1 lemon, zested
10g flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped

Steps:

  • Heat the oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Tip the cauliflower, garlic and oil into a large roasting tin, mix well, then transfer to the oven to roast for 25 mins, tossing halfway through with some seasoning.
  • Meanwhile, make the dressing by whisking together the parsley, lemon juice, oil and 1 tsp salt in a small bowl, add the raisins and set aside. Add the pine nuts and capers to the cauliflower to toast for the final 5 mins of cooking time.
  • Once the cauliflower is cooked, stir through the dressing. Set aside.
  • For the lemony polenta, bring the stock up to the boil in a large saucepan, add the polenta and stir for 4 mins until thickened. Add the ricotta and lemon zest and a little of the parsley, then taste and adjust the salt as needed.
  • Divide the lemony polenta between four warmed bowls, then top with the dressed cauliflower. Scatter over the remaining parsley, and serve straightaway.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 529 calories, Fat 29 grams fat, SaturatedFat 6 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 49 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 21 grams sugar, Fiber 6 grams fiber, Protein 15 grams protein, Sodium 0.7 milligram of sodium

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