Breakfast Polenta

By susanwadle

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup coarse ground cornmeal
• Pinch salt
• 1 teaspoon olive oil, optional
• Milk, optional
• Equipment
• Microwave
• Bowl

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from thekitchn.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Mix the water, cornmeal, salt, and olive oil, if using. Put the bowl, uncovered, in the microwave, and set the microwave for 5 minutes on HIGH.

2. Halfway through cooking, take the polenta out of the microwave and stir thoroughly. Add a drizzle of milk, if desired. Put the bowl back in the microwave and finish the cooking time. Check at 5 minutes; it should be getting rather thick. (It will thicken even more as it cools.)

3. Eat with a little more milk, plus brown sugar and walnuts — or topped with a poached egg!

Additional Notes:
• Microwaves range in power, of course. My polenta was perfectly done after 5 minutes, but check it halfway through cooking. If it is already thickening rapidly you may want to only cook it for a minute more.