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Polenta Crostini with Blue cheese and balsamic red onions takes several minutes to prepare.

Polenta Crostini with Blue cheese and balsamic red onions takes several minutes to cook.

Polenta Crostini with Blue cheese and balsamic red onions makes 20 servings.

The ingredients for Polenta Crostini with Blue cheese and balsamic red onions are:

Crostini:
3 cups water
1 cup instant polenta
1 tsp salt
4 Tbsp grated Parmesan cheese*
1/2 tsp black pepper
2 Tbsp olive oil

Topping:
2 Tbsp olive oil
2 medium red onions, sliced
1/2 tsp salt
1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
black pepper
1 cup (125g) danish blue cheese, crumbled*

Here is how you make Polenta Crostini with Blue cheese and balsamic red onions:

Crostini:Bring water to a boil in a large pan. Stir in the polenta and salt. Cook, stirring constantly, until thick. Add Parmesan and pepper.Pour hot polenta into a greased loaf pan. After cooling completely, unmold from the pan. Slice into 10 slices; then cut each slice diagonally into 2 triangles.Place triangles on greased baking sheets. Brush with oil. Toast under a preheated broiler until lightly golden and crisp, 3 minutes.Cool to room temperature before topping.Topping:Heat oil in a pan over medium heat. Add onions and salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until soft and tender, 10 minutes.Add vinegar and cook until evaporated, 3 minutes. Add pepper to taste. Cool to room temperature.Divide onions evenly among crostini; then top each one with 1 tsp crumbled cheese. Serve at room temperature.Serving Size:?Makes 20 appetizer servings

The nutritional information for Polenta Crostini with Blue cheese and balsamic red onions is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 20
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 74.2

• Total Fat: 3.5 g
• Cholesterol: 5.5 mg
• Sodium: 281.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 8.1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.6 g
• Protein: 2.5 g