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Polenta with beetroot tops

Creamy polenta with beetroot tops just briefly wilted in a frying pan with spring onion.

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Last modified on: June 8^th 2022

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 1 spring onion (scallion)
2 200 g turnip (or other vegetable) tops
3 3 tablespoons olive oil
4 100 g polenta meal
5 500 ml whole milk
6 salt
7 pepper
Total weight: 970 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
26 min.	5 min.	31 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 4 min.

The leaves

Prepare 1 spring onion (scallion).

Stage 2 - 10 min.

Rinse and dry 200 g turnip (or other vegetable) tops (beetroot tops here).

Stage 3 - 1 min.

Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a frying pan on medium heat. When good and hot add the spring onion, salt and pepper, then cook for 1 minute without colouring.

Stage 4 - 1 min.

Add the vegetable leaves...

Stage 5 - 2 min.

...and cook while stirring. Within 2 or 3 minutes the leaves will shrink considerably in volume as they wilt.

Stage 6 - 2 min.

Cook for a further minute or 2 then check the seasoning and set aside.

Stage 7 - 10 min.

The polenta

Prepare a creamy polenta with 100 g polenta meal and 500 ml whole milk (follow these hints).

Stage 8 - 1 min.

Mix the wilted leaves into the polenta.

Stage 9

Your polenta with beetroot tops is ready.

Remarks

Of course you can use any other root vegetable leaves you like in this recipe. If you don't have any, you can also use spinach instead.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
886 Kcal or 3,710 Kj	34 gr	47 gr	64 gr
44 %	13 %	4 %	10 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
91 Kcal or 381 Kj	4 gr	5 gr	7 gr
5 %	1 %	<1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
222 Kcal or 929 Kj	9 gr	12 gr	16 gr
11 %	3 %	1 %	2 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, Milk

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 1.06 €
Per person : 0.27 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Whole milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Coconut-vanilla cream for Elsa , Pistachio confectioner's custard, Celeriac and mushroom gratin, Caramelized pear custard tart, Italian hot chocolate , ... All
	Turnip (or other vegetable) tops: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Tenderloin steak with beetroot tops and mushrooms, Carrot-top pesto, Super-green, super-thrifty soup, Gratin of beet tops and potatoes, The strange gratin, ... All
	Polenta meal: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Polenta, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Baked sea bass fillet with lemon and tarragon, Roast Brussels sprouts with sage and lemon, Baked potatoes with poached egg and tuna sauce , Hearty leek and sprout soup, Sea bass with Indian spices, ... All

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