Name: Balkan Crispy Polenta Cheese Fries with Ajvar Yogurt 🌽✨
Prep time: 18 min
Cook time: 34 min
Total time: 1 h 57 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Balkan
Ingredients: ; 🌽 180 g fine cornmeal or instant polenta (1 cup / 6.3 oz); 💧 720 ml water (3 cups / 24 fl oz); 🥛 180 ml milk (¾ cup / 6 fl oz); 🧀 220 g white brined cheese, crumbled (1½ cups / 7.8 oz); 🧈 35 g butter (2½ tbsp / 1.2 oz); 🌿 15 g fresh parsley, finely chopped (½ cup loose / 0.5 oz); 🌿 8 g fresh dill, finely chopped (¼ cup loose / 0.28 oz); 🌶️ 4 g sweet paprika (1½ tsp / 0.14 oz); 🧂 5 g fine sea salt (¾ tsp / 0.18 oz); ⚫ 2 g black pepper (1 tsp / 0.07 oz); ; ; 🫒 45 ml olive oil (3 tbsp / 1.5 fl oz); 🌽 25 g fine cornmeal, for dusting (3 tbsp / 0.9 oz); 🌶️ 2 g sweet paprika (¾ tsp / 0.07 oz); 🧂 2 g fine sea salt (⅓ tsp / 0.07 oz); ; Ajvar yogurt dip 🫑; ; 🥛 220 g thick plain yogurt (1 cup / 7.8 oz); 🫑 80 g ajvar (⅓ cup / 2.8 oz); 🧄 1 garlic clove, finely grated (1 clove / 0.18 oz); 🍋 10 ml lemon juice (2 tsp / 0.35 fl oz); 🫒 10 ml olive oil (2 tsp / 0.35 fl oz); 🌿 5 g fresh parsley, chopped (2 tbsp / 0.18 oz); 🧂 1 g fine sea salt (⅛ tsp / 0.04 oz); ; To serve 🍋; 

Balkan Crispy Polenta Cheese Fries with Ajvar Yogurt are golden baked cornmeal sticks made with creamy polenta, white brined cheese, butter, herbs, and paprika, then served with a smoky ajvar yogurt dip. They are crisp at the edges, soft and cheesy inside, easy to share, and perfect for a Balkan meze table, party platter, or warm appetizer with drinks and bread.
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Golden polenta fries, salty cheese, paprika, herbs, and smoky ajvar yogurt turn simple cornmeal into a crispy Balkan appetizer made for dipping. 🌽

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