Polenta Crostini: The Perfect Recipe for a Homemade Aperitif

• Preparation time: 10 minutes
• Cooking time: 10 minutes
• difficulty: Bassa 

How to make polenta croutons

Tasty and perfect to enjoy with cheeses, cured meats, mushrooms or cherry tomatoes, i croutons of polenta They're a delicious appetizer, and more. They're also a waste-free dish and a great way to use up leftover polenta and cheese from the refrigerator.

Let's see then, step by step, How to make lots of delicious polenta crostini.

Ingredients (for about 12-13 croutons)

• 250g instant cooking corn flour
• 1 liter of water
• Salt (to taste)

Preparation

• Bring the water to a boil, add salt, add the polenta and stir to avoid lumps forming until the polenta reaches the desired consistency.
• Place the polenta on a work surface lined with parchment paper, let it cool completely, and then cut it into squares. Alternatively, use a glass or cookie cutters to create different, unusual shapes for the crostini.
• Once the croutons are made, place them on a baking sheet and toast them in the oven until crispy or toast them on both sides on a griddle.
• As soon as the croutons are golden, proceed with the filling.
• According to your taste you could opt for a cheese creamy cheese combined with a slice of speck or ham, creamy cheese with mushrooms, creamy cheese with dried tomatoes, aubergines with a spoonful of sauce and a slice of mozzarella.

Read also:

• Baked polenta: the ancient recipe
• Rosemary and yellow squash polenta chips: a tasty vegetarian appetizer recipe.
• The polenta pasticciata that uses up all the leftovers

Recipes

Recipe Name

Polenta croutons

Author

Don't waste

Posted on

2025-11-30

Preparation time

10M

Cooking time

10M

Total time

20M

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