Pesto Polenta with Grilled Sausages & Burrata
What can I put pesto on besides pasta?
Spread pesto on griddled polenta rounds cut from a roll of San Gennaro polenta in any flavor, then add burrata and grilled sausages. The pesto is basil, toasted pine nuts, lemon juice, garlic, Parmesan and olive oil, pulsed in a food processor.
This Italian-inspired polenta with pesto, burrata, and grilled sausages is the answer to lunch, an appetizer, or a light dinner. Crispy polenta rounds are topped with homemade green pesto, creamy burrata, and grilled sausages. Finish it off with a drizzle of olive oil and freshly cracked black pepper for extra flavor. Yum!
Start by making fresh pesto in a food processor. Next, make a batch of griddled polenta. Once the polenta is cooked, arrange it on a platter, top it with green pesto, add burrata with grilled sausages, and enjoy!
Creamy burrata and basil pesto make for a fun topping over crispy polenta rounds, making this a dish that will surely be a crowd-pleaser.
Ingredients
Griddled Polenta
- 1 roll San Gennaro Polenta, any flavor
- 2 Tablespoon olive oil
- Salt & pepper to taste
Pesto
- 2 cups fresh basil leaves
- 4 tablespoons lemon juice
- 4 cloves garlic, peeled
- ½ cup pine nuts, toasted
- ½ cup parmesan, grated
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- ½ cup olive oil
To serve
- Burrata
- Grilled Sausages
Method
Make the pesto
To make the pesto, combine the pine nuts, lemon juice, garlic, salt, and pepper and pulse until well chopped. Add the basil and pulse until combined. With the food processor running, drizzle in the olive oil and pulse until combined. Add the parmesan cheese, if using, and pulse to briefly combine.
Griddle polenta
Just before you are ready to eat, prepare the polenta cakes. See our Griddled Polenta recipe.
To serve
Carefully place polenta rounds on a large platter. Cover in pesto, place burrata in the middle. Surround with grilled sausages. Enjoy
