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Polenta and blue cheese salad

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4
Easy
15 minutes
15 minutes

Ingredients

  • Salad leaves
  • 2 cups water
  • ½ cup polenta
  • 50 g almonds, toasted, for serving
  • 150 g blue cheese such as Woolworths Blue Tower, cut into slivers, for serving
  • Extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method

In a saucepan over a high heat, bring the water to the boil.
Add the polenta and whisk until thick and smooth.
Pour onto a baking tray and leave to set. Once cool, place under a hot grill until golden.
Slice into chunks and toss with the almonds and salad leaves.
Top with blue cheese and a drizzle of olive oil, and season to taste.

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