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Leek polenta with tomato sauce

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Serves 4

Leek polenta with tomato sauce

for the leek polenta

600 ml vegetable stock  
200 g corn meal (fine, medium or coarse) add to stock and simmer on a low heat for c. 15 minutes, remove saucepan from heat
1 tblsp olive or corn oil heat in a second saucepan
1 clove garlic finely chopped
1 stalk leek wash thoroughly, chop up finely and sauté together with garlic until soft, mix into polenta
50 g Pecorino or Feta cheese crumble
50 g Gruyere, grated fold into polenta mixture
    salt & pepper to taste
      grease a bread tin and pour in polenta mixture, allow to set for at least 30 minutes

for the tomato sauce

1 tblsp olive or corn oil heat in a pan
1   small onion finely chopped
1 clove garlic finely chopped, sauté together with onion
1 tin chopped tomatoes add
100 ml red wine add and simmer for 15 minutes (without a lid)
1 tblsp fresh basil cut into fine strips
10   olives stoned, halved, add to the sauce
    salt & pepper add to taste
      Tip out the polenta, cut into slices and place on tin foil. Briefly reheat in the oven or in a pan with a bit of oil, turning them over on both sides
      Place the sauce on to four plates and the polenta slices on top.

Chef’s tip

The finer the corn meal, the faster it is softened. Instead of using olive oil, any other oil is also fine. If so desired, leaving out the red wine.



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