Lemon, Feta, And Kalamata Olive Polenta
- 5 cups lower-sodium chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 cup instant polenta
- 2 ounces crumbled feta cheese (about 1/2 cup), divided
- 2 tablespoons chopped kalamata olives, divided
- 1/2 cup plain 2% reduced-fat Greek yogurt
- In a medium saucepan, bring 5 cups of chicken stock to a full rolling boil. Add the lemon zest and salt.
- Place a small bowl on a kitchen towel to secure it. Combine the egg yolk with the lemon juice in the bowl.
- Carefully ladle 1 cup of the hot stock into the egg yolk/lemon juice mixture while stirring the yolk mixture constantly with a whisk (you can use a fork if it's easier). The lemon makes the yolk less likely to coagulate, so don't be overly cautious about this step.
- With a wire whisk in one hand, and the cup of polenta in another, slowly sprinkle the polenta into the boiling liquid and stir. Don't pour. You'll get clumps.
- Turn the heat down to low. Cook for 3 minutes, stirring with a wooden spoon, being particularly attentive to the bottom of the pot.
- Turn off the heat and let sit for 1 minute.
- Now, fold in the yolk-lemon-stock mixture. Normally, you'd throw a bunch of butter and cream and cheese in at this point. Not in this book.
- Fold in 1/4 cup of the feta cheese, followed by 1 tablespoon of the kalamata olives, followed by the Greek yogurt. Leave it a little streaky with yogurt. It eats nicely that way.
- Sprinkle the polenta with the remaining 1/4 cup feta and 1 tablespoon olives. Either serve immediately with Greek-Style Slow-Grilled Leg of Lamb or the 27-Hour Chicken Legs. Or chill the polenta in a loaf pan and slice it for grilling or pan-frying.
lower, lemon zest, kosher salt, egg yolk, lemon juice, instant polenta, feta cheese, kalamata olives, yogurt
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/lemon-feta-olive-polenta (may not work)