Soft polenta with mushrooms and spinach for a comforting dish

Ingredients for Soft polenta with mushrooms and spinach

• 150 g instant polenta

• 75 g Parmesan cheese, grated

• Olive oil, for greasing and frying

• 150 g mushrooms, sliced (just one kind or a mixture)

• 1 garlic clove, crushed

• 150 g baby leaf spinach

• 1 egg

• A small knob of butter

• Salt and freshly ground pepper, to season

How to make Soft polenta with mushrooms and spinach

1. In a large pan, bring 750 ml of water to a boil with a pinch of salt.

2. Whisk the boiling water as you gradually sprinkle in the polenta. Cook the mixture for 3–5 minutes, or according to the packet instructions, adding extra boiling water if necessary until the polenta is soft.

3. Grate in nearly all of the Parmesan. Taste and season with freshly ground black pepper and more salt if needed.

4. When cooked, pour half of the polenta onto a greased flat plate and cover with cling film. Place in the fridge for later use.

5. While the polenta is cooking, heat a small splash of olive oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Sauté the mushrooms for around 10 minutes until golden.

6. Add the garlic to the mushrooms and cook briefly, then season with salt and pepper.

7. Remove the mushrooms from the frying pan and add the spinach. Stir-fry the spinach until just wilted, then remove it from the pan.

8. If needed, add another small splash of olive oil to the pan and fry an egg to your liking.

9. Stir the butter into the cooked polenta and spoon it into a deep plate.

10. Arrange the sautéed mushrooms and wilted spinach on top of the polenta and finish with the fried egg.

11. Season lightly with salt and pepper, then top with the remaining slices of Parmesan.

Disclaimer
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