Gluten the Enemy

Polenta, Gluten-Free “Pizza”

Ms H 

It is a delicious, easy to make, summer dish. I can recommend it for family or friends gathering. If you have someone on gluten-free diet in your party it is an excellent choice for everybody. This recipe does not contain any processed ingredient.

Ingredients:

Cooked polenta	200ml
Green pepper	2 sliced
Chilli pepper	1 sliced
Chopped tomato	4 medium
Sliced tomato	2 medium
Grated cheese	100 g
Eggs	2
Olives	10
Butter	1 tbsp
Salt	Up to your taste
Black pepper	Up to your taste
Fresh basil	Few fresh leaves
Garlic	3 cloves crushed
Red onion	1 chopped

Method:

·      Turn the oven on to 190⁰C

·      Cooking the polenta base:

Cook the polenta in 400ml slightly salted water, stir it continuously, avoid the formation of the lumps. It takes about 10 minutes.  When it is ready blend the eggs in.

Butter a (25cm x 20cm) baking tray, transfer the polenta into it and place it into the preheated oven for 10 minutes.

·      Making the tomato juice:

Place 1 tsp butter, garlic and onion into a pan and stir it continuously. Add 1 sliced green pepper and the chopped tomatoes. Season it and cook it for 10 minutes. Place the sauce into the liquidizer.

·      Pour the tomato juice on the polenta base, decorate with the remaining ingredients except the basil.

·      Bake it for 20 minutes.

·      Before serving sprinkle the fresh basil leaves on the top.