Polenta with Mont d'Or
This recipe offers you a way to make polenta that will turn out creamy, with the woody notes of the Mont d'Or.
30 K 3/5 (1 reviews)
35 min.
Easy
4.20 €
950 g
2 IngredientsLast modified on: January 5th 2022
For 950 g, you will need:
- 1
700 g polenta - 2
250 g Mont d'or cheese - Total weight: 950 grams
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 25 min.
Resting: 10 min.
All in all: 35 min.
If you start now, at , you will finish around : ?.Change start time
To finish around 7pm, you'll need to have started before: .Change end time
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - ⌛ 15 min.
Prepare 700 g polenta the usual way.
Stage 2 - ⌛ 3 min.
When it is ready, add 250 g Mont d'or cheese in pieces. The best way is to take spoonfuls straight from the box.
There is no need to leave the rind of the Mont d'Or. Also, scraping everything around the edge next to the spruce band adds to the woody flavour.
There is no need to leave the rind of the Mont d'Or. Also, scraping everything around the edge next to the spruce band adds to the woody flavour.
Stage 3 - ⌛ 10 min.
Cover and leave to rest for 10 minutes.
Stage 4
By the end of this time, the Mont d'Or will have started to melt...
Stage 5 - ⌛ 3 min.
...so put back on medium heat and mix the polenta with a whisk or wooden spatula until the cheese is fully mixed in.
Check the seasoning.
Check the seasoning.
Stage 6
Your polenta with Mont d'Or is ready. Serve on its own or to go with meat, for example.
Remarks
You can easily vary this recipe using other soft-paste cheeses (St Nectaire, etc.).
The quantity of Mont d'Or is for guidance, so do adapt this (a little more or less) to suit your taste.
The quantity of Mont d'Or is for guidance, so do adapt this (a little more or less) to suit your taste.
Keeping: 2 or 3 days in the fridge in a sealed container.
Source: Home made, based on a recipe by the chef Olivier Franchini.
Nutritional information
How much will it cost?
- For 950 g : 4.20 €
Change currency:
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
Polenta
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Polenta with artichokes and mushrooms, Firied fillet of sea bream with polenta, Rata-tart, Taos hotpot, Curried polenta, ... See them all 7
Mont d'or cheese
Like these other recipes: Hot box cheese , Mini Mont d'Or fondue with "spuds in blankets", Triple-Cheese Pumpkin Gratin, Mont d'or in brioche, Quick courgette soup with cheese, ... See them all 11
Other recipes you may also like
Parisian-style chocolate custard tart
You may well already have met the classic French custard tart, with its vanilla filling. Here is a delicious chocolate-flavoured version. July 13th 202267 K 1 hour 8 min.
Sausage in brioche
In this recipe, sausage is cooked, the skin removed, and baked in a savoury brioche dough. Serve preferably with a good green salad and French dressing (vinaigrette). September 10th 2018428 K5 1 hour 50 min.
How to prepare an onion or shallot
Onions and shallots are widely used in the recipes on this site, generally finely chopped. Here is a method to do it quite easily with a simple knife. February 21th 2011198 K5 10 min.
Crunchy salad
Crunchy vegetables, pine nuts and rice with a rémoulade dressing. April 3rd 2011163 K 14.6 40 min.
Lentil and cold-meat salad
This salad combines lentils, chunks of cooked meat, sliced hard-boiled eggs, shallot and herbs, with a good vinaigrette dressing. December 7th 201485 K3.8 45 min.
News list of cooking-ez.com
Sign up to receive the latest recipes (next batch due to be sent on 2026-01-04)
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Post a comment or question
Follow this recipe
If you are interested in this recipe, you can "follow" it, by entering your email address here. You will then receive a notification immediately each time the recipe is modified or a new comment is added. Please note that you will need to confirm this following.
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Alternatively: you can subscribe to the mailing list of cooling-ez.com , you will receive a e-mail for each new recipe published on the site.