Crispy Honey Polenta Fries with Warm Gorgonzola Sauce
Slightly sweet and crispy polenta fries and a warm and creamy blue cheese sauce are an amazing and uniquely delicious change from the usual appetizers. Easy to make and so good, it is sure to be added to your list of favorite recipes!
Ingredients
- 1 18 ounce Tube of polenta, or homemade (see notes)
- 2 tablespoon Olive Oil
- ¼ Cup Honey
- Pinch Flaky Sea Salt
Blue Cheese Dip
- 8 ounce Cream Cheese
- 5 ounces Gorgonzola
- ½ cup Milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425℉
- Cut the Polenta into fry shapes., about 2 inches long and ¼-½ inch thick.
- Drizzle the Olive Oil onto the fries and toss them so that fries are evenly coated with oil.
- Spread them evenly on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Place them in the oven for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, pull them from the oven and flip them over to brown the other side, and then bake them for 20 more minutes until they are golden brown.
- As soon as you pull them from the oven, drizzle them with the honey and toss to coat.
- Transfer them to a serving platter and sprinkle them all with the Maldon sea salt flakes.
- Serve the gorgonzola sauce on the side, or drizzle it over the fries.
- Then stand back and watch it all disappear!
Gorgonzola Sauce
- While your polenta fries are baking, heat a sauce pan on medium heat.
- Add the milk and cream cheese and warm on medium heat. Stir it as it slowly melts.
- Add gorgonzola and continue to stir.
- As soon as all ingredients are melted, turn the heat off but keep it on the burner.
- When the fries are done, serve the sauce on the side, or drizzled over the fries.
Notes
Recipe Notes
- These polenta fries are so good, you may just want to double the recipe! You will have plenty of sauce, so if you would like to, simply double all of the ingredients for the fries, and make the original recipe for the sauce. Yum!
- You can make these fries in your air fryer if you prefer! In this case, skip the tossing them with olive oil step and simply spray them lightly with an olive or vegetable oil spray. Air fryers are all a little different, so fry them according to your fryers instructions.
- You may use a different kind of blue cheese if you like, however I use gorgonzola for its slightly more mild flavor and creaminess that melts nicely into the sauce.
- If you would like to make your own polenta, simply purchase a bag of Polenta. Bob's Red Mill makes a nice one. Cook it according to the directions which involves adding 1 cup of Polenta to 3 Cups Boiling Water (or Chicken or Veggie) Stock, and 1 Teaspoon salt. Simmer for 5 minutes and then remove from heat and cover for 1-2 minutes.
Then, spread the polenta into an even layer in a glass dish. I used a 9x13 Pyrex dish. Cover it and put it in the fridge for an hour or so.
Nutrition
Calories: 468kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 38g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 88mg | Sodium: 598mg | Potassium: 222mg | Fiber: 0.04g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 1081IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 281mg | Iron: 0.3mg