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 4 people, you will need:
- 1
1 spring onion (scallion) - 2
0 kg 3 g turnip (or other vegetable) tops - 3
3 tablespoons olive oil - 4
0 kg 3 g polenta meal - 5
1 lb + 1.6 oz 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 0 kg 3 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 0 kg 3 g polenta meal and 1 lb + 1.6 oz 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 |
| 896 Kcal or 3,751 Kj | 34 gr | 49 gr | 64 gr |
| 45 % | 13 % | 5 % | 10 % |
| 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 4 people : 1.06 €
- Per person : 0.27 €
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: Indian rice pudding, Potimarron and celeriac autumn soup, Cannelés, Quiche filling mixture, Chocolate cream with a crunch, irish coffee mousse, ... 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, Carrot-top pesto, Turnip top soup, Super-green, super-thrifty soup, ... All |
 | Polenta meal: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Creamy polenta with green asparagus, Polenta, ... All |
 | Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mushroom buckwheat pancakes, Butterfly pasta with smoked trout, Spaghetti with tomatoes and pesto, Thin summer tart "à la grecque", Pan-fried cheese, egg and spinach toastie, ... All |
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