Food set out on plate (7)
I believe the answer is:
polenta
'food' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'set out on plate' is the wordplay.
'set out' indicates anagramming the letters.
'on'+'plate'='onplate'
'onplate' anagrammed gives 'POLENTA'.
(Other definitions for polenta that I've seen before include "(Dough made with) cornmeal" , "Fine yellow cornmeal" , "Cooked meal" , "Italian porridge usually of maize" , "Italian maize dough" .)