Swiss Chard and Mushroom Polenta
Swiss Chard and Mushroom Polenta

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Swiss Chard and Mushroom Polenta is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look fantastic. Swiss Chard and Mushroom Polenta is something that I have loved my entire life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook swiss chard and mushroom polenta using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Swiss Chard and Mushroom Polenta:
  1. Take 150 grams Cornmeal
  2. Take 800 ml Water or thin soup stock
  3. Get 1 tbsp Butter
  4. Take 3 tbsp Parmesan cheese (optional)
  5. Get 3 large leaves Swiss chard
  6. Make ready 10 Button mushrooms
  7. Take 1 bunch Pine nuts (or other nuts or seeds)
  8. Prepare 1/2 Onion
  9. Make ready 1 tbsp Olive oil
  10. Make ready 1 Salt and pepper
Instructions to make Swiss Chard and Mushroom Polenta:
  1. Blanch the Swiss chard for a few minutes and then squeeze out the water. Cut into bite-size pieces.
  2. Slice the mushrooms and onions.
  3. Heat the olive oil in a frying pan and stir-fry the onion until translucent and soft.
  4. Add the mushrooms and pine nuts and stir-fry. Add the Swiss chard and lightly stir-fry. Season with salt and pepper.
  5. Boil the water (or stock) in a pot. Stir the cornmeal, a little at a time, into the boiling water.
  6. The cornmeal will thicken; stir constantly with a wooden spatula. Lower the heat and continue stirring.
  7. After it's simmered for 20 minutes, add the butter and parmesan cheese (if desired) and mix. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  8. Polenta becomes firm once it cools. You can then slice it and grill it. (The photo shows firm polenta that I made with 600 ml of water).

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