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 8th 2022
Keywords for this recipe:For 12 people, you will need:
- 1
3 spring onions (scallions) - 2
300 ml turnip (or other vegetable) tops - 3
9 tablespoons olive oil - 4
300 ml polenta meal - 5
1 litre 500 ml whole milk - 6
salt - 7
pepper
How long will it take?
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.
Stage 2 - 10 min.
Rinse and dry 300 ml turnip (or other vegetable) tops (beetroot tops here).
Stage 3 - 1 min.
Heat 9 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 300 ml polenta meal and 1 litre 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 |
| 2,689 Kcal or 11,258 Kj | 103 gr | 148 gr | 191 gr |
| 134 % | 39 % | 14 % | 29 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 92 Kcal or 385 Kj | 4 gr | 5 gr | 7 gr |
| 5 % | 1 % | <1 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 224 Kcal or 938 Kj | 9 gr | 12 gr | 16 gr |
| 11 % | 3 % | 1 % | 2 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 12 people : 3.17 €
- Per person : 0.26 €
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)
 | Whole milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pear and chocolate tart with a hint of mint, Milk rolls, Bourguignon potatoes , Panna cotta, Cream of cauliflower soup with smoked haddock , ... All |
 | Turnip (or other vegetable) tops: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Gratin of beet tops and potatoes, Tenderloin steak with beetroot tops and mushrooms, The strange gratin, Turnip top soup, "Au vert" beef, ... All |
 | Polenta meal: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Polenta, Creamy polenta with green asparagus, ... All |
 | Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Deep leek and potato quiche, Gratin Parmentier, Bistro-style red endive salad, Rabbit with mustard, Rolls of fish in smoked ham, ... All |
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