Ingredients for oven-baked gratin artichokes with oat bran

5 artichokes

2 tablespoons of oat bran

1 tablespoon of oat flour

1 lemon

1 leek

1 potato

40 g grated grana padano

salt and pepper

chilli pepper

extra virgin olive oil

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Ingredients for oven-baked gratin artichokes with oat bran © Laura La Monaca

In a frying pan, add a little oil and sauté the leek and potato, cleaned and sliced into rounds and cubes. Add the artichokes and cook for approximately 10 minutes over a low heat © Laura La Monaca

Brush an oven dish with oil, add the vegetables and cheese. Moisten the oat bran with oil and add the mixture on top of the last layer © Laura La Monaca

Cook in a preheated oven at 200°C for approximately 20 minutes, until the artichokes are golden © Laura La Monaca

Method

Clean the artichokes, removing the outer leaves and the top. Cut into quarters and leave for a few minutes in water with the juice of half a lemon.
Bring a pot of water to the boil, add the remaining lemon juice and blanch the artichokes for approximately 5 minutes.

In a frying pan, add a little oil and sauté the leek and potato, cleaned and sliced into rounds and cubes.

Add the drained artichokes, roughly coated in oat flour, the salt, the pepper and cook for approximately 10 minutes over a low heat.

Brush an oven dish with oil, add the artichokes and cheese. Moisten the oat bran with oil and crumble the mixture on top of the last layer. Season with salt and pepper and add the chilli pepper.

Cook in a preheated oven at 200°C for approximately 15 minutes, until the artichokes are golden. Serve hot.

Oven-baked gratin artichokes with oat bran