Polenta Caprese Canapés
PersonalPoints™ per serving


Total Time: 50 min
Prep: 20 min
Cook: 15 min
Serves: 18
Easy



Slice-and-bake precooked polenta makes a wonderful, simple base for upscale, beautiful-looking appetizers that you'll love serving for a crowd. In case you've never shopped for polenta before, the pre-packaged kind is available in a 16-ounce tube in the refrigerator section of your supermarket. Be sure to select a variety labeled fat-free. The canapés also feature slices of fresh mozzarella cheese, basil leaves, cherry tomatoes, and convenient store-bought balsamic glaze. It's all of your favorite flavors of a traditional Caprese salad but in a convenient bite-sized, delectable treat form. You and all of your guests simply won't be able to resist them.
Ingredients
  • 6 sprays cooking spray
  • 18 oz fat-free ready-to-eat polenta (in tube), sliced into 18 rounds
  • 8 oz fresh mozzarella cheese, sliced into 18 rounds
  • 18 basil leaves, left whole or cut into ribbons
  • 9 medium fresh cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 2 tbsp store-bought balsamic glaze
  • 1 pinch table salt
  • 1 pinch black pepper

Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray.
  2. Place polenta rounds in a single layer on prepared pan; lightly coat with cooking spray. Bake until golden brown, 12-15 minutes; let cool, 10-15 minutes.
  3. Top each polenta round with 1 slice of mozzarella and some basil; top with a cherry tomato half.
  4. Drizzle canapés with balsamic glaze; season to taste.
  5. Serving Size: 1 canapé!
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