Culture. Eat it
26 February 2016
The call of the sun and the blue sky are the most powerful things for me. So, five minutes in the garden without parka, and I already sneeze like a fool. Today goes like this: not even a cloud over us and romance. Because the inspiration gets you suddenly, like a thunderbolt between red chicory and cheddar. So, quickly, between plasterboard and azulejos of the new house, I decided to propose you this dish, as fast and easy as wonderful. You can present it in a starter version – a little ‘more sustained and pretentious – or as a “bruschetta”, more friendly and informal, to be enjoyed in a good company with true friends, that can easily tease you for months if biting the toast some bacon gravy trikle around your mouth.
INGREDIENTS
- 3 heads of radicchio Treviso (an Italian special kind of red chicory)
- 150 gr. of Cheddar
- 150 gr. of sliced bacon
- Extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper q.s.
- Slices of toast to taste
Matching soundtrack: I feel good, James Brown
PROCESS
Wash and dry carefully the heads of radicchio, remove the ends and separate every single leaf on the other. Prepare now a sort of simple marinade: mix together extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper. Take the leaves of radicchio and – I recommend you to use your hands, never be afraid to get dirty in the kitchen, ok I’m turning in my aunt Gertrude – mix them thoroughly in a bowl “greasing” with the marinade every single leaf. Put to heat a grill pan or non-stick pan and, when it’s hot, lightly roasted the radicchio, leaf by leaf.
Now you just need to take 3 or 4 leaves of radicchio, put in their middle a “stick” of cheese and cover all the lower end with the bacon (we use it as if it were a ribbon, a delicious and succulent ribbon). Now you can cook these rolls just baked (ten minutes at 180 °C in the oven will be enough) or you can serve them on bread slices in “bruschetta” modes.
Simply place the bread in a baking dish, sprinkle with a little olive oil, salt and pepper and place on the top of it the radicchio rolls. Simmer in the oven for 10 minutes at 180°C, or at least until the cheese has melted, the bacon begins to brown and the bread will have collected all these delicious flavors. Remove from the oven and wait as long as necessary to avoid to burn your mouth cavity, and now you can enjoy them!
Photography: Sara Cartelli.
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Bio:
Once upon a time there was a 30 years old girl, and she has not the slightest idea what it would be at 32: one, no one but for sure no one hundred thousand. Daughter, sister, friend, mom of a dog, woman of an amazing man. Thinker fulltime, practices the Universal Love. Always looking for which direction take to and who to be doing it. Thank God everything flows. Panta Rei. And in the end, as in a beautiful garden Bahai, she will be delighted by lighting… and she lived happily ever after.
