Polenta and Poached Eggs With Spinach and Mushrooms |
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Prep Time: 25 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes |
Ready In: 40 Minutes Servings: 2 |
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In an effort to remove most processed white stuff - flour and sugar - from my diet, have recently begun to experiment more with grains. One Sunday I was in the mood for something decadent like Eggs Benedict or Eggs Florentine and came up with this. Thought it was good enough for sharing. The recipe requires a bit of work so for convenience, one could make this with either store bought or left over polenta wedges. Country Lady has great instructions for making poached eggs (#79662) if you need more detail. This would work well for those in the later phases of the South Beach Diet. Ingredients:
1/2 cup yellow cornmeal (i like course ground but use whatever you have) |
1 1/4 cups water, divided |
1/8 teaspoon salt |
1/4 teaspoon dried basil |
4 eggs, at room temperature |
4 cups water |
1 1/2 tablespoons white vinegar |
1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil |
1 clove garlic, minced |
1/4 cup onion, finely diced |
1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed |
1 cup mushroom, sliced |
1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar |
1 -1 1/2 cup spaghetti sauce (jarred is fine) |
2 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated |
salt and pepper |
Directions:
1. Bring 1 cup of water to boil and 1/8 teaspoon of salt to boil in a small sauce pan.
2. Stir 1/4 cup of cold water into the cornmeal so that it will form a paste; this helps prevent lumps in the polenta.
3. Whisk the cornmeal into the boiling water and reduce heat to a low simmer.
4. Add basil and continue to stir cornmeal occasionally for 15 minutes; if the polenta gets too thick, add more water.
5. In another pan, simmer 4 cups of water and white vinegar for poaching eggs.
6. Once the water reaches a simmer, carefully break eggs into water on at a time, spooning water in the eggs to help them form and retain their shape.
7. Depending on how you like your yolks, cook 3 to 5 minutes.
8. In a separate pan, begin to saute the onions and garlic in the olive oil for about 2 minutes.
9. Add the mushrooms and continue to cook another 2 minutes.
10. Wring the excess water from the thawed spinach and add to the onions, garlic and mushrooms.
11. Cook and additional 4-5 minutes.
12. Add spaghetti sauce and balsamic vinegar until sauce is heated through.
13. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
14. To assemble the dish, spoon the polenta onto 2 serving plates, top with the spinach mushroom sauce, and 2 eggs.
15. Garnish with Parmesan cheese.
16. Enjoy!
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