Name: Seared polenta with tomato sauce
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 0 people
Cuisine: Italy
Ingredients: 125 oz ofpolenta; 2 onions; 100 oz ofolives; 500 oz oftomatoes; 6 garlic; olive oil; salt and pepper; chili pepper

Seared polenta with tomato sauce

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Updated on 14 April 2025 by

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Cuisine

Italy

Diet

Lactose-free

Level

Easy

Preparation

30 minutes

Cooking

15 minutes

Discover this delicious recipe for pan-fried polenta with tomato sauce. It’s a Southern-inspired dish that’s very easy to prepare and perfect for a vegetarian meal or as a side dish with grilled fish or meat.

The polenta is first cooked into a thick purée, which is then sliced and fried, much like panisse from Nice. Meanwhile, you’ll prepare a delicious tomato sauce with onions and green olives to serve alongside your perfectly golden polenta slices!

You can serve this Mériodionale-style fried polenta as is as a main course, or as a side dish, for example with a fillet of steamed fish in olive oil. Bon appétit!

1
Prepare the polenta by slowly sprinkling it into 1/2 liter of boiling salted water; cook for 5 minutes over low heat, stirring constantly. Let cool.
2
Sauté the chopped onions in a little oil until they brown. Slice the olives into rounds.
3
Add the tomatoes and their juice to the onions, along with 2 tbsp of oil, salt, pepper, and chili pepper.
4
Wait 3 to 4 minutes, then add the olives and crushed garlic. Continue cooking until the mixture reaches a sauce-like consistency.
5
Slice the polenta while it is warm or cold.
6
Sauté the slices in a little oil, turning them occasionally. When they are golden brown, serve them hot with the sauce.