Tomato and Polenta Fingers

Name: Tomato and Polenta Fingers
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 small onion, peeled and finely chopped; 1 clove of garlic, peeled and crushed; Leaves from a few sprigs of thyme, chopped; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 40 g tomato purée; 200 g tin of chopped tomatoes; 250 ml vegetable stock; 60 g quick-cooking polenta; 30-60 g Parmesan cheese, freshly grated; Vegetable oil for frying

Preparation info

Serves
2
adults and 2 small children

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Eat Up

By Mark Hix

Published 2000

About

This contains plenty of tomato purée, which gives the fingers a good red colour. For adults, serve as a snack with drinks or as a starter with herb mayonnaise or tomato relish.

Ingredients

1 small onion, peeled and finely chopped
1 clove of garlic, peeled and crushed
Leaves from a few

Europe
United Kingdom
Starter
Snack
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Gently cook the onion, garlic and thyme in the olive oil until soft. Add the tomato purée, chopped tomatoes and vegetable stock and simmer for 10 minutes. Gradually stir in the polenta and simmer gently for another 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the Parmesan and cook for 5 minutes, then season with salt and pepper if you wish. Spoon the mixture out into a square container in a layer abo