Polenta With Gorgonzola And Honey
This recipe for polenta with gorgonzola and honey has the most amazing flavors! Polenta is cheesy and soft, but has a crispy crusting. Topped with gorgonzola crumbles and honey!
Ingredients
- 4 cups water
- 1 tbsp salt
- 2 tbsps plus 1/4 cup olive oil, divided
- 1 cup polenta meal or instant polenta
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
- 3/4 cups crumbled gorgonzola cheese
- 1/2 cup honey
- black pepper
Instructions
- In a large pot add water, salt and 2 tbsps of olive oil. Bring to a boil.
- Whisk in polenta meal, reduce heat to medium low and whisk continuously for 7 minutes.
- Take off the heat and add in your grated parmesan. Stir until well combined.
- Pour polenta into an 8x8 baking dish/pan. Tap on the counter to release any air bubbles and to spread polenta out.
- Let sit in your fridge overnight, uncovered to set.
- When ready to cook polenta, preheat oven to 375°.
- Remove polenta from fridge and cut into 6 squares.
- Pour 1/4 cup of olive oil into a large oven proof sauté pan. Place each piece of polenta into the oil. Cook polenta over medium high heat until it begins to brown on the bottom. About 8-10 minutes.
- Transfer sauté pan to the preheated oven and bake for 10 minutes uncovered.
- Remove pan from the oven and sprinkle each square with all of the gorgonzola crumbles.
- Place pan back in oven for 3-5 minutes or until the gorgonzola has melted.
- Take pan out of oven and drizzle with honey, followed by black pepper.
- I served mine with a side salad.
- Enjoy!
Notes
I found inspiration for this recipe in a Yankee magazine.
Recipe by: Chef Douglass Williams