Tomato-Basil Sauce With Polenta
Serves: 5
Cody DuBuque
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
60
Spice
51
Sweetness
47
Sourness
45
mins
Prep time (avg)
5.6
Difficulty
Ingredients:
Directions:
1
Arrange racks in upper and lower thirds of oven; preheat to 425°
2
Line a large rimmed baking sheet with foil and brush with 1 Tbsp
3
Oil
4
Arrange polenta rounds on oiled sheet
5
Very coarsely chop (do not purée) half the tomatoes in a food processor
6
Cut remaining tomatoes in half (quarter if large)
7
Combine tomatoes in a bowl with 4 tablespoons oil and remaining ingredients
8
Toss to coat
9
Stack three 24x12" sheets of parchment paper on another baking sheet
10
(Don't use foil-the tomato acid will react with aluminum
11
) Spoon tomato mixture onto one side of stacked parchment
12
Fold parchment layers over mixture and crimp edges tightly to form a sealed packet
13
Place baking sheet with tomato packet on upper rack and sheet with polenta on lower rack
14
Bake, turning polenta rounds once, until polenta is light golden and tomatoes are saucy (carefully open packet to check; steam will escape), 25-30 minutes
15
(You can also cook polenta in a grill pan or on a charcoal or gas grill
16
) Spoon tomato sauce over polenta
17
Arrange racks in upper and lower thirds of oven; preheat to 425°
18
Line a large rimmed baking sheet with foil and brush with 1 Tbsp
19
Oil
20
Arrange polenta rounds on oiled sheet
21
Very coarsely chop (do not purée) half the tomatoes in a food processor
22
Cut remaining tomatoes in half (quarter if large)
23
Combine tomatoes in a bowl with 4 tablespoons oil and remaining ingredients
24
Toss to coat
25
Stack three 24x12" sheets of parchment paper on another baking sheet
26
(Don't use foil-the tomato acid will react with aluminum
27
) Spoon tomato mixture onto one side of stacked parchment
28
Fold parchment layers over mixture and crimp edges tightly to form a sealed packet
29
Place baking sheet with tomato packet on upper rack and sheet with polenta on lower rack
30
Bake, turning polenta rounds once, until polenta is light golden and tomatoes are saucy (carefully open packet to check; steam will escape), 25-30 minutes
31
(You can also cook polenta in a grill pan or on a charcoal or gas grill
32
) Spoon tomato sauce over polenta