I've been playing around with a few unique takes on breakfast. I've been wanting to mix things up and keep it fresh whilst still keeping it on the healthier side. I've used polenta as it reminds me of porridge. Maize is packed with energy and the parmesan and bacon topping will leave you in taste heaven! It's quick and easy to make and a wonderful recipe with this cooler weather as it is a very comforting dish! If you want to adapt it to vegan skip the cheese and bacon and add avocado and some crunchy greens like rocket! Start to play with the flavours and trust your palette and body when it comes to food. Life is too short to not enjoy flavours or feel bad after food. Some people enjoy meat for example where as others feel sluggish after eating it. For what ever the reason, make it yours! -Enjoy!
*Serves 2
Ingredients:
- 200g streaky bacon
- 1 sweetcorn
- ½ cup polenta
- 2 cups vegetable stock
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 large spring onion
- parmesan
Instructions:
Preheat your oven to 200°C.
In a roasting tray lay the streaky bacon flat except for three pieces.
Pop your bacon into the oven and bake for 10-15 minutes. Keep and eye on it and make it as crispy as you like.
Finely dice your remaining bacon pieces.
In a small frying pan over a medium heat add your bacon bits and fry until crispy. Set aside.
Meanwhile, remove the sweet corn kernels off the cob.
In a medium pot, over a medium heat add two cups of vegetable stock and teaspoon of salt.
Bring the water to a boil, turn down temperature and reduce to a simmer.
Slowly add your polenta while whisking continuously.
Whisk the polenta until it is all incorporated and there are no lumps. About five minutes. Add the sweetcorn to the polenta and continue whisking.
If your polenta gets a little dry, feed it with a small amount of hot water.
Your total cook time for the polenta is ten minutes.
Finely slice the spring onions.
For the last two minutes of the bacon being in the oven, turn the grill on to crisp it up.
Add the polenta to a serving bowl. Top with bacon, spring onion and parmesan shavings.
Option to add rocket if you are wanting to add more greens or top it with a poached egg!
-Melissa