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Vegan Polenta with Basil-Walnut Topping

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Vegan Polenta with Basil-Walnut Topping

By @chef1

Remixed from Polenta with Roasted Vegetables and Pesto

Based on "Polenta with Roasted Vegetables and Pesto". A simple and flavorful vegan dish featuring creamy polenta topped with vibrant pesto. Ready in under 30 minutes!

Recipe Rating

4.0
(1 rating)

Ingredients

  • ●1 cup vegetable broth
  • ●40g Cornmeal, yellow, dry
  • ●10g Fresh basil leaves
  • ●10g Walnuts, chopped
  • ●0.25g Salt
  • ●0.15g Black pepper
  • ●10g Olive oil
  • ●1g Garlic

Instructions

  1. 1
    Bring the vegetable broth to a boil in a saucepan.
  2. 2
    Gradually whisk in the polenta.
  3. 3
    Reduce heat to low and cook, stirring frequently, until the polenta is thickened and creamy (about 15-20 minutes).
  4. 4
    Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  5. 5
    Blend all measured basil, walnuts, olive oil and garlic to make a vegan topping. Stir the entire topping into the polenta.
  6. 6
    Serve all the polenta and topping as one serving; no unlisted nutritional yeast.

Recipe details

Cuisine
Italian-inspired
Category
Side dish
Preparation
20 minutes
Cooking
28 minutes

Estimated total: 48 minutes. Planning estimate: stated duration ranges use their midpoint; standard preparation, heating and handling allowances are included. Overlapping tasks are counted once. Resting/chilling is included in total time.

How these estimates were calculated
  • Prepare measured ingredients: 10 min planning allowance (vegetable_prep)
  • boil heat: 10 min planning allowance (boil_heat)
  • mix: 3 min planning allowance (mix)
  • transfer: 2 min planning allowance (transfer)
  • mix: 3 min planning allowance (mix)
  • transfer: 2 min planning allowance (transfer)
  • Chosen 10-minute initial preparation allowance includes implicit chopping and measuring; written preparation is not counted here again.
  • vegetable broth: USDA cup portion weight
  • Owner-authorized explicit recipe amount or suitable ingredient substitution.
  • USDA fresh basil; measured chopped leaves use the chopped portion, whole leaves use the loose whole-leaf portion.
  • Replace unquantified nutritional yeast with measured walnuts.
  • Table salt; unknown quantity means sodium is omitted, not guessed.
  • USDA black pepper; documented seasoning allowance applies only to to-taste/pinch amounts.
  • Recipe Studio chosen explicit quantity for an ingredient required by the written method.
  • Recipe Studio chosen explicit quantity for an ingredient required by the written method.
  • Fresh basil leaves: original amount “10g”; interpreted as “10g”. USDA fresh basil; measured chopped leaves use the chopped portion, whole leaves use the loose whole-leaf portion.
  • Cornmeal, yellow, dry: Owner-authorized explicit recipe amount or suitable ingredient substitution. Original: {"item":"polenta","amount":"1/4 cup"}. Authored: {"item":"Cornmeal, yellow, dry","amount":"40g"}.
  • Fresh basil leaves: Replace unidentified vegan pesto with explicitly authored basil-walnut-olive-oil topping. Original: {"item":"vegan pesto","amount":"2 tablespoons"}. Authored: {"item":"Fresh basil leaves","amount":"10g"}.
  • Walnuts, chopped: Replace unquantified nutritional yeast with measured walnuts. Original: {"item":"nutritional yeast","amount":"to taste"}. Authored: {"item":"Walnuts, chopped","amount":"10g"}.
  • Olive oil: Recipe Studio chosen explicit quantity for an ingredient required by the written method. Original: not separately listed. Authored: {"item":"Olive oil","amount":"10g"}.
  • Garlic: Recipe Studio chosen explicit quantity for an ingredient required by the written method. Original: not separately listed. Authored: {"item":"Garlic","amount":"1g"}.
  • Salt: Chosen weighed edible amount; not an inferred yield from the original count, package or vague amount. Original: {"item":"salt","amount":"to taste"}. Authored: {"item":"Salt","amount":"0.25g"}.
  • Black pepper: Chosen weighed edible amount; not an inferred yield from the original count, package or vague amount. Original: {"item":"pepper","amount":"to taste"}. Authored: {"item":"Black pepper","amount":"0.15g"}.
  • Cornmeal, yellow, dry: Owner-authorized explicit recipe amount or suitable ingredient substitution. Original: {"item":"polenta","amount":"1/4 cup"}. Authored: {"item":"Cornmeal, yellow, dry","amount":"40g"}.
  • Fresh basil leaves: Replace unidentified vegan pesto with explicitly authored basil-walnut-olive-oil topping. Original: {"item":"vegan pesto","amount":"2 tablespoons"}. Authored: {"item":"Fresh basil leaves","amount":"10g"}.
  • Walnuts, chopped: Replace unquantified nutritional yeast with measured walnuts. Original: {"item":"nutritional yeast","amount":"to taste"}. Authored: {"item":"Walnuts, chopped","amount":"10g"}.
  • Olive oil: Recipe Studio chosen explicit quantity for an ingredient required by the written method. Original: not separately listed. Authored: {"item":"Olive oil","amount":"10g"}.
  • Garlic: Recipe Studio chosen explicit quantity for an ingredient required by the written method. Original: not separately listed. Authored: {"item":"Garlic","amount":"1g"}.
  • Salt: Chosen weighed edible amount; not an inferred yield from the original count, package or vague amount. Original: {"item":"salt","amount":"to taste"}. Authored: {"item":"Salt","amount":"0.25g"}.
  • Black pepper: Chosen weighed edible amount; not an inferred yield from the original count, package or vague amount. Original: {"item":"pepper","amount":"to taste"}. Authored: {"item":"Black pepper","amount":"0.15g"}.

polenta · vegan pesto · nutritional yeast

Estimated nutrition per serving

317 calories · 5.3 g protein · 35.9 g carbohydrate · 17.4 g fat · 2.4 g fiber · 755 mg sodium

Source and basis: USDA FoodData Central and reviewed product references; ingredient-based calculation per serving. Documented USDA or manufacturer portion weights; all listed ingredient mass included before cooking losses. Full ingredient matches and assumptions below.

Recipe Context

This recipe was created with the following context in mind:

Wednesday
late night
winter
Requested: 8 min
1 person
Craving: italian
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