Caprese Polenta Salad
Caprese Polenta Salad is a delightful twist on the classic Italian caprese salad, combining creamy polenta with fresh tomatoes, mozzarella, basil, and balsamic glaze.
Ingredients
- Ingredients for 8 polenta patties :
- 9 ½ Tbsp polenta
- 1 ½ cup water
- 1 tsp butter
- 2 Tbsp parmesan
- Pinch of salt and ground black pepper
- 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- Ingredients for salad:
- 8 little balls of fresh mozzarella
- 10 multi coloured little tomatoes, sliced
- 2 slices red large tomato
- Fresh basil leaves to taste
- Aceto balsamico cream and olive oil to taste
Instructions
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Prepare 7 x 8.5 rectangular dish. Spray it with water and leave aside.
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For polenta mix, bring water with salt to boil over medium heat, add polenta and boil for 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
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Once thicken, add parmesan and butter. Mix well, pour immediately to prepared pan and leave to cool. It takes 10 minutes.
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Prepare pan and add 2 Tbsp olive oil into it.
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Once polenta is cooled, cut rounded patties (2.5 inches in diameter) and fry in prepared pan with olive oil. It takes three minutes on each side to have golden polenta slices for your salad.
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Place patties on the dishes and arrange with mozzarella, tomatoes, and basil.
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Sprinkle with aceto and olive oil and enjoy.