Source: blog.giallozafferano.it

Presentation

A nutritious recipe, consisting of a first course prepared with wholemeal pasta, béchamel sauce, gorgonzola, red radicchio.

Ingredients

• 200 g (7 oz) whole wheat pasta
• 150 g (5.3 oz / about ⅔ cup) béchamel sauce
• 60 g (2 oz) Gorgonzola PDO cheese
• 1 head of red radicchio
• 4 tablespoons breadcrumbs
• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 garlic clove

Method

Wash and cut the radicchio in half.

Place the radicchio in a baking dish with the inside facing upwards.

Season the radicchio with chopped garlic and a drizzle of oil

Cover it with breadcrumbs by inserting it between the leaves.

Bake in the oven at 180 degrees.

Spread the gorgonzola over the radicchio au gratin.

Bake again for a few minutes, just long enough to melt the gorgonzola…

Cut the radicchio into small pieces

Cook the pasta al dente, drain it and place it in a

Spread a part of the béchamel sauce over the pasta, then add a few pieces of stepped radicchio.

Arrange a second layer of pasta and repeat the sauce, béchamel and radicchio. In this second and final layer, add the gorgonzola in small pieces distributed over the entire surface.

Bake for 15-20 minutes, just enough time to au gratin.

Serve hot

Allergens

Garlic: very rare cases of garlic reactivity reported

Bechamel sauce: milk and cereal allergens

Gorgonzola PDO: milk allergens

Extra virgin olive oil: unusual allergy; intolerance not described

Breadcrumbs: cereals containing gluten included in EU Regulation 1169/2011

Pasta: contains gluten from cereals included in EU Regulation 1169/2011

Radicchio: possible individual intolerance

Notes

To be prepared and handled under strict hygienic conditions.

The ingredients of the dish bring the following benefits:

Garlic: has immune-stimulating properties, promotes liver function and the elimination of waste metabolites. It also has hypocholesterolemic, lipid-lowering, antiplatelet, hypotensive and hypoglycemic properties that promote cardiac function.

Gorgonzola PDO: useful for the proper functioning of the liver. The presence of tryptophan helps to counteract depression

Extra virgin olive oil: source of Vitamin E that protects the immune system from harmful fatty acids

Breadcrumbs: cereals stimulate the synthesis of serotonin which counteracts depression and promotes good mood

Wholemeal pasta: provides Zinc, an element favorable to the proper functioning of the immune system; also suitable for nephropathic patients

It stimulates the synthesis of serotonin which counteracts depression and promotes good mood

Red Radicchio: source of carotenoids, chlorophyll and Vitamin E that protect the immune system from harmful fatty acids and mineral salts, vitamins and antioxidants that act to protect the cardiovascular system; also suitable for nephropathic patients. A species that provides folic acid linked to the production of serotonin and therefore favorable to good mood and counteract depression

Safety / Intended use

Product also intended for subjects with:

• Anorexia – Weight Loss
• Constipation
• Nausea and vomiting
• Mucositis (inflammation and lesions of the oral cavity) only in the case of pasta and vegetables that are very cooked and tender

Not recommended in case of

• Dysphagia (problems chewing and swallowing)
• Diarrhea
• Constipation with meteorism