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Baked Miso Polenta (vegan, gluten free)

This hands-off version of polenta is baked in the oven with canned and fresh corn plus miso butter for a delicious vegan side dish.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Author: Remy Park

Ingredients

  • Baked Corn Polenta
  • 1 cup medium coarse cornmeal stone ground
  • 5 cloves garlic
  • 1 can corn 2cw
  • 2 cups plant milk
  • 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 2 ears fresh corn
  • chives for garnish
  • Miso Butter
  • 2 tsp white miso paste more to taste (shiro miso)
  • 2 tbsp vegan butter softened, at room temp
  • Miso Butter Sauce
  • 1 tbsp white miso paste
  • 2 tbsp unsalted vegan butter melted
  • 1 tsp rice vinegar
  • 1 tbsp tamari or gluten free soy sauce
  • 1/2 tsp toasted sesame oil
  • 1 tsp maple syrup

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350F. Lightly grease an oven safe baking dish or skillet.
  • Next, add garlic, corn, plant milk, nutritional yeast and salt to a blender and blend until smooth.
  • Pour the cornmeal and the liquid content from the blender into the dish or skillet, add salt and stir to combine.
  • Bake uncovered for 25 minutes, then stir the polenta.
  • Cut corn kernels off the cob and sprinkle on top of your polenta, return to the oven and bake for an additional 5-8 minutes.
  • While the polenta is in the oven, you can prepare your miso butter dressing, if using. To a blender add melted butter, miso paste, rice vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil and maple syrup. Blend until combined.
  • To finish, you can torch your corn to char it and add flavour! Then, serve your polenta with a generous drizzle of the miso butter sauce and chives.
  • Alternatively, serve with a pat of miso butter! To make miso butter, whip together softened vegan butter and miso paste until smooth.

Notes

Oven-baking method adapted from Fine Cooking's Oven Roasted Polenta, baking time was adjusted down.