Polenta and Vegetable Torte
Polenta and Vegetable Torte

Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, polenta and vegetable torte. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Think of this polenta and vegetable recipe as a gluten-free swap for lasagna. It's the perfect torte recipe to serve come summer, since each slice is piled high with seasonal veggies including squash, sweet peppers, and tomatoes. Allow the polenta to cool completely.

Polenta and Vegetable Torte is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They are nice and they look fantastic. Polenta and Vegetable Torte is something which I have loved my entire life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook polenta and vegetable torte using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Polenta and Vegetable Torte:
  1. Get 1/4 c olive oil
  2. Make ready 3 cloves garlic (minced)
  3. Get 2 (16 oz) tubes refrigerated cooked polenta
  4. Take 1 1/2 c bell peppers (red, green, or yellow; chopped) (2 peppers)
  5. Get 2 1/2 c zucchini or yellow squash (cut diagonally into 1/4 inch slices) (2 medium)
  6. Make ready 1 c fresh mushrooms (sliced)
  7. Get 2 c cheddar or mozzarella cheese (shredded)
  8. Prepare 1 cup cherry tomatoes (halved)
  9. Take 1/3 c fresh basil (lightly packed and torn)

Pour polenta into prepared tart pan, spreading evenly and smoothing the top with a thin metal spatula. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. If you like polenta, then you have to try this delicious baked polenta and vegetable dish. Between the creamy polenta, tender vegetables, and rich tomato sauce all covered in a layer of melted mozzarella - it's like a big hig in a bowl.

Instructions to make Polenta and Vegetable Torte:
  1. Preheat oven to 425 F. In a small saucepan, heat olive oil and garlic over medium heat about 4 minutes or until oil is fragrant and garlic is translucent but now brown. Remove from heat.
  2. Line a 15x10x1 inch baking pan with foil. Cut each tube of polenta into eleven slices, about 1/2 inch thick each. Place polenta slices in the prepared baking pan. Brush with 1 tbsp of the garlic oil; sprinkle with salt and ground black pepper. Roast about 15 minutes or until polenta is heated through and edges are lightly browned, turning once. Set aside. Reduce oven temperate to 350 F.
  3. In an extra large skillet heat the remaining garlic oil over medium-high heat. Add peppers, squash, and mushrooms; cook about 6 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender, stirring occasionally. Sprinkle with salt and ground pepper.
  4. In the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan, place as many slices of polenta that will fit in a single layer (about 11). You will be able to see the bottom of the pan between the curves of the polenta, but the slices should be touching. Then layer with 1/2 cup of the cheese, half of the vegetables, 1/2 cup of the cheese, the remaining polenta, 1/2 cup of the cheese, the remaining vegetables, the tomatoes, and the remaining 1/2 cup of cheese.
  5. Bake about 35 minutes or until heated through. Cool in springform pan on a wire rack for at least 15 minutes. Using a small sharp knife, loosen edges of torte from sides of pan; remove sides of pan. Sprinkle torte with basil.

And when fall slowly turns to winter, even though I don't experience the coldest. My grandparents loved it, my parents felt the same way, so either at home or at a family Sunday gathering at my nonni's, you could easily find a polenta dish. Polenta is nothing more than coarsely ground cornmeal. I often use chicken broth instead of water. Place polenta slices in the prepared baking pan.

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