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What would you make with the following list of five ingredients?
1. polenta
2. cream cheese
3. fresh dill
4. walnuts
5. crab meat
You also get to use water, salt and pepper, oil and up to three other ingredients.
Can you be stumped?
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I'm working on a couple right now.
Extras: diced fresh tomato, fresh minced garlic, fresh herbs
Cook polenta according to package directions. Cool and slice into thin strips. Fry in hot oil on both sides til nice and golden brown.
Meanwhile, mix softened cream cheese with toasted walnuts, garlic and cooked, shredded crab meat. Fold in fresh dill and salt and pepper.
Stack polenta strips in a baking pan. Top with a dollop of crab mixture. Broil til top is golden brown.
Serve polenta stacks with tomato and fresh herbs.
Would you bake or broil the pears or leave as is?
2. cream cheese
3. fresh dill
4. walnuts
Crab meat I've never used - don't have a clue!
5. tomatoes
6. onions
7. mozzarella cheese
Cook the polenta with water, add salt and pepper and a little olive oil.
Pour out onto an oiled cookie sheet, spread evenly and let stand at least an hour, better several hours. Do not cover, you want the top to get dry as it cools completely.
Spread the cooled polenty with the cream cheese.
Slice the tomatoes, distribute evenly over all.
Layer mozzarella over tomatoes, then salt and pepper.
Sprinkle walnuts over all.
Bake till cheese is slightly browned and all puffy...
Sprinkle dill on when done!
Enjoy
That's the spirit, Renda!
What I've added to this in the past is mushrooms.
Usually I would go for a thin lining of tomato sauce, but wanted to use the cream cheese here :-)
Dill - well, probably more likely sweet basil... or thinly sliced radicchio... or rucola, torn into smaller bits...
Okay, maybe pipe the cream cheese into the center of the pear? I would eat that, and I am not very fond of pears.
You could also just have fresh carb meat with a side of pollenta with butter that is really good too.
crackers-lightly oil and grill on grill pan
Top w/spread from cream cheese/crab/dill/salt/pepper.
Garnish with chopped walnuts
2. cream cheese
3. fresh dill
4. walnuts
5. crab meat
Make a sauce with a little milk (extra ing 1), cream cheese, crab and dill to go over the cooked polenta. Use extra ing. 2 bagged salad , dry roast the walnuts and sprinkle over the salad. Make a dressing for the salad with olive oil and red wine vinegar (extra ing. 3. Spinkle with salt and pepper if desired.
Chop walnuts finely and fold into the polenta. fry it. top with crab salad
Make crab salad with crab, cream cheese, dil, and 1 -2 tsp tiny diced red pepper.
Surround your centerpiece with endive leaves and pepper slices alternated, drizzle your veggies with dressing. . ..
Yummy, Angela!
This has been an awesome one!
I love polenta and I was trying to figure a way to make it a crust that holds a mixture of the cr. cheese, crab, dill and walnuts - serve - not sure how
OR make a cheese log and roll it in polenta and when cool and set, slice for nibbles...
Prepare the polenta with water, and salt as directed. Spread into 8" pan and let it set up for about an hour. Cut into 2 inch squares, brush with oil and slow bake for about 1 hour, turning midway through the baking. You want the polenta to be firm and brown on the outside, and still soft on the inside. While it is baking mix the cream cheese with the crab and dill. Remove polenta from oven, top with cream cheese mixture and put back into the oven just to heat the topping. Serve with roasted asparagus, and blood orange and grapefruit slices topped with toasted walnuts.
4 cups cold water
1 tsp salt
4 oz. cream cheese
1 box Jiffy muffin mix
1 large vidalia onion
fresh dill
1/3 cup walnuts
1 can crab meat
place 4 cups cold water and 1 cup polenta , 1 tsp salt, over med. heat stir constantly boil for 10 min. stir in creme cheese.'
mix crab meat and fresh dill with Jiffy Muffin mix and 1/2 vidalia onion add small amounts of water until pancake mix until blended. Place rounded spoonfuls into oiled skillet, brown until done.
serve polenta in warmed soup bowls topped with walnuts with cane syrup... drizzle over bowls.
The crab patties should be served hot and on a separate plate garnished with fresh dill
Fabulous, Sue! Citrusy and savory in the same bite!
I like your double use of corn Donna. Really "ties in" the flavors.
How would you prep it, Arlene?