Oven-baked no-stir polenta with roasted tomatoes and asparagus

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Oven-baked no-stir polenta with roasted tomatoes and asparagus

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Forget everything you thought you knew about polenta – this easy, no-stir polenta recipe is totally hands-off. We’ve loaded it with sweet roasted tomatoes, charred asparagus and a lemony dressing. Serve as a seasonal side dish or a dinner in its own right.
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Forget everything you thought you knew about polenta – this easy, no-stir polenta recipe is totally hands-off. We’ve loaded it with sweet roasted tomatoes, charred asparagus and a lemony dressing. Serve as a seasonal side dish or a dinner in its own right.
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40MIN

Total time

Ingredients

Servings
4
1
M&S white wine, garlic and herb flavour pot
240 g
polenta
200 g
M&S Collection piccolo vine tomatoes
1 1/2 tbsp
M&S lemon-infused olive oil
2 tbsp
M&S olive, sundried tomato and caper tapenade
200 g
M&S Select Farms asparagus spears, ends trimmed
30 g
parmesan, grated
or vegetarian alternative
2 tbsp
butter

Nutrition per serving

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Calories
242kcal
Fat
16.9 g
Saturates
6.0 g
Sugars
5.4 g
Salt
512.1 mg
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Method

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step 1
Dissolve the flavour pot (1) in 940ml boiling water.
step 2
Preheat the oven to 190°C /170°C fan/gas mark 3. Mix the polenta (240 g) and stock along with a pinch of salt and pepper in a 20cm square baking dish.
step 3
Place in the oven and cook for 30-35 minutes, until the water has been absorbed.
step 4
Meanwhile, place the tomatoes (200 g) on a large baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil. Roast for 20 minutes, until breaking down. Stir together the lemon oil (1 1/2 tbsp) and tapenade (2 tbsp) in a small bowl. Add the asparagus (200 g) to the tray with the tomatoes then drizzle over the tapenade and roast for a further 10 minutes, until the asparagus is cooked through.
step 5
Once cooked, stir the parmesan (30 g) and butter (2 tbsp) into the polenta. Serve topped with the roasted tomatoes, asparagus and a drizzle of the juices from the roasting tray.
step 5 Once cooked, stir the parmesan (30 g) and butter (2 tbsp) into the polenta. Serve topped with the roasted tomatoes, asparagus and a drizzle of the juices from the roasting tray.

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