Polenta and Vegetable Torte
Polenta and Vegetable Torte

Hey everyone, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, polenta and vegetable torte. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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. Place polenta slices in the prepared baking pan. Transfer vegetable mixture to small bowl. Learn how to cook great Polenta and vegetable torte.

Polenta and Vegetable Torte is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look fantastic. Polenta and Vegetable Torte is something that I’ve loved my entire life.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook polenta and vegetable torte using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Polenta and Vegetable Torte:
  1. Prepare 1/4 c olive oil
  2. Get 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. Prepare 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. Take 2 c cheddar or mozzarella cheese (shredded)
  8. Get 1 cup cherry tomatoes (halved)
  9. Take 1/3 c fresh basil (lightly packed and torn)

Place the bottom layer of the polenta cake upside down over the tort and press gently. Brush the top of the tort with the butter and sprinkle with the grated cheese. Baked Italian Polenta and Vegetables Recipe 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.

Steps 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.

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