Salmon & Polenta Primavera

Salmon & Polenta Primavera

🥘 Ingredients

  • black pepper
  • button mushrooms
    8 oz
  • cooking oil
    1 tsp
  • garlic
    4 clove
  • grape tomatoes
    8 oz
  • green bell pepper
    2 unit
  • nutritional yeast (divided)
    4 tbsp
  • olive oil
    2 tsp
  • precooked polenta
    2 unit
  • salt
  • scallions
    4 unit
  • veggie stock concentrate
    2 unit
  • water
    2 tbsp, ⅓ cup
  • zucchini
    2 unit

🍳 Cookware

  • small bowl
  • large pan
  • small pot
  • potato masher
  1. 1
    Wash and dry all produce. Core, deseed, and dice green bell pepper into ½-inch pieces. Trim and quarter button mushrooms (skip if your mushrooms are pre-sliced). Trim and halve zucchini lengthwise; cut crosswise into ½-inch-thick half-moons. Halve grape tomatoes . Peel and mince or grate garlic . Trim and thinly slice scallions , separating whites from greens. Using nutritional yeast , transfer ½ tsp to a small bowl ; set aside for serving. (You'll use the rest of the nutritional yeast in Step 3.)
    green bell pepper: 2 unit, button mushrooms: 8 oz, zucchini: 2 unit, grape tomatoes: 8 oz, garlic: 4 clove, scallions: 4 unit, nutritional yeast: 4 tbsp (divided)
  2. 2
    Heat a large drizzle of olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add bell pepper, mushrooms, and zucchini; season with salt and black pepper . Cook, stirring occasionally, until veggies are browned and just softened, 5-7 minutes. TIP: While veggies cook, move on to Step 3!
    olive oil: 2 tsp, salt, black pepper
  3. 3
    In the last minute of cooking, add tomatoes and garlic; cook, stirring, until fragrant, ⏱️ 30 seconds .
  4. 4
    Add water s and cook, stirring constantly, until the liquid has mostly reduced, about 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper.
    water: 2 tbsp
  5. 5
    While veggies cook, heat a drizzle of cooking oil in a small pot over medium heat. Add scallion whites and cook, stirring occasionally, until fragrant, 1-2 minutes.
    cooking oil: 1 tsp
  6. 6
    Add precooked polenta , veggie stock concentrate , and water . Mash with a potato masher or fork until mostly smooth, 30-60 seconds.
    precooked polenta: 2 unit, veggie stock concentrate: 2 unit, water: ⅓ cup
  7. 7
    Add the remaining nutritional yeast and cook, stirring, until thickened and warmed through, 4-5 minutes. Taste and season with salt and pepper if desired. TIP: If polenta seems too thick, add water 1 TBSP at a time until it reaches the right consistency.
  8. 8
    Divide polenta between shallow bowls. Top with the sautéed veggies. Sprinkle with the reserved nutritional yeast and the sliced scallion greens. Serve.