Ingredients

Start to finish 10 minutes

Olive oil cooking spray
1-pound package prepared polenta (sold with refrigerated foods)
4-ounce log goat cheese, cut into 8 rounds
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
8 Peppadew peppers, cut into thin slivers

Directions

Lightly coat a large skillet with cooking spray, then heat the pan over a medium heat.

Cut the polenta into 8 thick rounds. When the skillet is hot, add them to the pan and cook until the bottoms are lightly browned and crisp, about 4 minutes. Gently shake the pan during cooking to keep the polenta from sticking. Use a spatula to gently flip the polenta and cook another 4 minutes.

Place one round of goat cheese in the center of each piece of polenta. Cover the skillet and cook another two minutes, or until the cheese is soft and the bottoms of the polenta have browned.

Season the polenta and goat cheese with salt and pepper, then use a spatula to carefully place the rounds on a platter or individual serving plates. Top each with a small mound of slivered Peppadews. Serve immediately.

Makes 8 polenta rounds.