2019-05-01+The+Australian+Womens+Weekly

144 The Australian Women’s Weekly|MAY 2019

Polentamuffinswith
smokedsalmon
MAKES 18 PREP AND COOK TIME30 MINUTES

¾cup(110g)plainflour,sifted
⅓cup(55g)instantpolenta
2 teaspoonsbakingpowder
2 tablespoons salted capers, rinsed and
drained
2 tablespoonschopped flat-leaf
parsleyleaves
1 teaspoonfinelychopped dill
½cup(125ml)milk
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 egg
150gsmoked salmon, cut into 2cm strips
toserve
120gsourcream,toserve
salmonroeandfreshdilltogarnish

1 Preheatovento180°C(160°Cfan-forced).
Greaseminimuffinpans(30mlcapacity).
2 Combinetheflour,polenta,baking
powder,capers,parsleyanddillin a
bowlandmixwell.Seasonwithsome
freshlygroundblackpepper.
3 In a jug,whisktogetherthemilk,oil
andegg.Addtothedryingredientsand
foldtogetheruntiljustcombined.Spoon
about 3 teaspoons of the mixture into

thepreparedmuffintinandbake

for 20 minutes. Remove from oven

andcool.

4 Toserve,topwithsalmon, sour

cream,androeanddill.

Unfilledmuffinssuitabletofreeze.

Notsuitabletomicrowave.

Wiltedgreensandgoats’

cheesesquares

MAKES 20 PREP AND COOK TIME 45 MINS

2 tablespoonsextravirginoliveoil

1 largeleek,trimmedandchoppedfinely

1 bunch(750g)silverbeet,stems

removed,leavesfinelychopped

½cupchoppedflat-leafparsleyleaves

100ggoatscheese,crumbled

4 eggs,beatenlightly

¼cupgratedparmesan

¼cup(60ml)pesto

1 Preheatovento180°C(160°C

fan-forced).Greaseandlinea 20cm

squarepanwithbakingpaper.

2 Addtheoliveoilandleektoa large

fryingpan,cookovera mediumheat

for5 minutesoruntilsoftened.Add

thesilverbeet;cook,stirringfora further

10 minutes or until it is completely wilted.

Remove from heat;

cool.

3 Drainthesilverbeet

mixturein a largesieve

toremoveanyexcess

liquid,thentransferto

a mediumbowl.Addthe

parsley,goats’cheeseandeggs

andstirtocombine.Seasonwith

saltandfreshlygroundblackpepper.

4 Pourmixtureintopreparedpan,

sprinklewithparmesanandbakefor

20 minutesoruntiljustsetandgolden

brown.Removefromoven;cool.

5 Toserve,cutinto 20 squaresand

topeachwith about half ateaspoon

ofpesto.

Suitabletofreeze. Not suitable

to microwave.

FOOD PREPARATION BY ANGELA DEVLIN.