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Polenta Pizza, Sprouting Broccoli & Mozzarella Printer Friendly Copy
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Serves 2 Prep  10 mins Cooking 15 mins Easy  
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Ingredients

400ml vegetable stock
100g polenta
4 tbsp grated Parmesan
2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
200g purple sprouting broccoli, ends trimmed
4 cherry tomatoes, halved
125g ball of low-fat mozzarella, cut into cubes
4 red peppers from a jar, halved (Peppadew?) or roast and peel the peppers yourself

To make the roasted peppers:

Heat oven to 220C/ 200C Fan/ Gas 7.  Cut the pepper into 4 wide squarish pieces. Line a dish with aluminium foil and rub with 2 tsp of olive oil and grill for 15 mins until charred and softened a bit. Cool, remove the charred skin and cut the flesh into strips
  1. Heat the grill to its highest setting. In a medium saucepan, bring the stock to a boil, then slowly pour in the polenta, whisking constantly. Add some salt and 2 tbsp of the Parmesan.  Continue to whisk until thick, about 3 mins.

  2. Grease a large baking tray with 1 tsp of the oil, pour over the polenta and spread it out to a 30 cm circle - if you  have time leave it to chill, uncovered, in the fridge for 30 mins.

  3. Blanch the broccoli in boiling water for 2 mins. Rinse in cold water and drain well. If any stems are thick halve them lengthways. In a small bowl, mix the cherry tomatoes, peppers and remaining Parmesan. Pop under the grill for 3 - 4 mins or until golden at the edges and the cheese has melted.

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