Soft polenta with roast butternut and blue cheese

Name: Soft polenta with roast butternut and blue cheese
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: butternut squash 500g, diced; olive oil; instant polenta 100g; butter 50g; parmesan grated to make 2 tbsp; gorgonzola 75g, crumbled

30 minutes
serves 2
Easy

Polenta is a kind of cornmeal which is great to use in place of mashed potato in recipes. Topped with roasted butternut squash and creamy blue cheese it makes an easy but indulgent vegetarian supper.

December 19, 2014 at 2:30 pm

Ingredients

butternut squash 500g, diced
olive oil
instant polenta 100g
butter 50g
parmesan grated to make 2 tbsp
gorgonzola 75g, crumbled

Method

Step 1

Heat the oven to 200c/fan 180c/gas 6. Toss the squash with a tbsp olive oil and some seasoning. Roast for 20 minutes or until tender.
Step 2

Make up the polenta following pack instructions – it should be soft enough to spoon. Season well, then beat in the butter and parmesan. Serve the polenta topped with the squash and gorgonzola.