Polenta with prosciutto and arugula

Polenta is a simple dish. It uses cornmeal as its base. Polenta comes from Italy. It is very common in northern Italy. Polenta was a cheap food. Poor people ate it a lot in the Middle Ages. It filled them up. It was also easy to make.

I have always loved polenta. I like it cooked in the old ways. Polenta is also popular in Latin America. There, people often serve it with red sauce on top. I sometimes cook it this way too. But that makes it a heavy dish. It is better for the winter.

The polenta rounds are different. They are more modern. They feel lighter to eat. They are also easy to make.

You can buy pre-cooked polenta in a tube. Just cut it into slices. Try baked version. It is baked polenta. It has prosciutto and arugula on top. This is a fancy take on polenta.