Cajun-Style Beans with Creamy Polenta

Name: Cajun-Style Beans with Creamy Polenta
Total time: PT15minutes
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 3½ tbsp olive oil; 150g sweet cherry tomatoes, finely chopped; ½ Scotch bonnet chilli, deseeded and finely chopped; ½ garlic clove, crushed; 1½ tbsp water; ¼ tsp smoked paprika; ½ tsp fine salt; 1 pouch Merchant Gourmet Cajun-Style Lentils; Juice of 1 lime; 200ml water; 100g unsweetened coconut yoghurt, plus extra to serve; 50g instant polenta; 2 tbsp white miso paste; 1 tbsp olive oil; ½ tsp dried onion flakes or granules (optional); Black pepper; 1 lime, cut into wedges; 5g chives, finely chopped

Creamy miso polenta topped with Cajun-Style Lentils, sweet tomatoes and a gentle kick of chilli. Finished with cooling yoghurt, fresh chives and a squeeze of lime, it's a comforting meal that's packed with flavour and ready in minutes.

Written by Ixta Belfrage

15 minutes Serves 2 Beginner

Ingredients

Cajun-Style Beans
3½ tbsp olive oil
150g sweet cherry tomatoes, finely chopped
½ Scotch bonnet chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
½ garlic clove, crushed
1½ tbsp water
¼ tsp smoked paprika
½ tsp fine salt
1 pouch Merchant Gourmet Cajun-Style Lentils
Juice of 1 lime
Creamy Polenta
200ml water
100g unsweetened coconut yoghurt, plus extra to serve
50g instant polenta
2 tbsp white miso paste
1 tbsp olive oil
½ tsp dried onion flakes or granules (optional)
Black pepper
To Serve
1 lime, cut into wedges
5g chives, finely chopped

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Cajun Style Lentils

250G

Add the olive oil, tomatoes, Scotch bonnet chilli, garlic, water, smoked paprika, salt and Merchant Gourmet Spicy Cajun-Style Lentils to a frying pan over a medium heat.
Cook for a few minutes until heated through.
Remove from the heat, stir through the juice of 1 lime and set aside.
Add the water, coconut yoghurt, polenta, miso paste, olive oil, onion flakes (if using) and black pepper to a saucepan.
Place over a medium-low heat and cook, whisking continuously, for around 4 minutes until smooth and thickened.
Spoon the polenta onto serving plates.
Top with the Cajun-style lentils.
Add a spoonful of yoghurt to each serving.
Finish with the chopped chives, a drizzle of olive oil and the remaining lime wedges.